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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Unknown
Title:The Lion Gate, Mycenae
Date Made:mid 19th - early 20th century
Type:Photograph
Materials:Albumen print
Place Made:Europe
Measurements:Mount: 14 in x 17 in; 35.6 cm x 43.2 cm; Sheet/Image: 8 5/8 in x 11 5/8 in; 21.9 cm x 29.5 cm
Narrative Inscription:  recto lwr. r. [in negative]: 1
Accession Number:  MH 1995.6.5
Credit Line:Gift of William and Sylvia Durfee
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Black and white image of ruins with a low door or portal in the center. Above the door are two carved relief lions. The animals are in a symmetrical stance and separated by a carved column. A person sits on a rock below and to the left.

Tags:
ancient

Subjects:
Civilization, Ancient; Photography--Printing processes--Albumen

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