Lion Gate: Lisa Wace and Orestes Dassis standing between the modern metal gates, 1939
Item
Reference Code: GBR/3437/MCNE/3/2/2/18
Lion Gate: Lisa Wace and Orestes Dassis standing between the modern metal gates
Scope and Contents
From the File:
These photographs feature Mycenae’s iconic Lion Gate, the main entry point into the ancient citadel. In 1920 and 1921, A. J. B. Wace in particular investigated the foundations of a building, posited to be the base of a staircase, between the inner face of the west wing of the Gate and the east wall of the Granary.
Dates
- Creation: 1939
Creator
- From the Fonds: Wace, Alan John Bayard, 1879-1957 (archaeologist) (Person)
Extent
1 photographic print(s) (1 photograph)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
H. 6.4 x W. 10.2 cm.
General
Negative 39 S 67
Repository Details
Part of the University of Cambridge: Faculty of Classics Archives Repository
Contact:
Faculty of Classics
Sidgwick Avenue
Cambridge CB3 9DA United Kingdom
+441223 335193
archives@classics.cam.ac.uk
Faculty of Classics
Sidgwick Avenue
Cambridge CB3 9DA United Kingdom
+441223 335193
archives@classics.cam.ac.uk