Maestranze sec. XV a.C., Tesoro di Atreo//Tomba di Agamennone
CODES / CLASSIFICATION
OBJECT
AUTHOR
Dating
sec. XV a.C.
1500 a.C. ca. - 1401 a.C. ca.
LOCATIONS
Micene (Grecia)
NOTES
Foto sup 2461, verso del supporto secondario: nota anonima manoscritta: "Mykenae. The tomb outside the down called by the people the grave of Agamemnon. Formerly it was known as the treasury of Atreus. The facade of this tomb was originally highly ornamented with green and red marble and bronze, "the marks on each side of the doorway stile visible show where columns stood. Two fragments of these columns, two slabs of spiral ornament and three reliefs are in the B. Mus.m...".
Foto sup 2876, verso del supporto secondario: nota anonima manoscritta: "Mykenae. The so called tomb of Agamennon, one of several discovered by Schliemann. The opening is that of the Lion-gate. Tsorentsas has explained that the ring of stone work round the graves was for keeping the earthern mound over them together; it was not the stone wall of the agora".
Foto sup 2878, verso del supporto secondario: nota anonima manoscritta: "Mykenae. The Agora and its graves".
Foto sup 2881, verso del supporto secondario: nota anonima manoscritta: "Mykenai. The treasury of Atreus. The doorway is 18 ft. high, 8 1/2 ft. at top and 9' 2" below. It is roofed by two enormous slabs of which the inner, or larger one is 28' long 17' wide and 3 1/2' high and weighs not less than 130 and old tons. The chamber is a beehive 50' high by 50 ft. in diameter and its base. It is built of blocks of breccia cut ...".
Foto sup 2876, verso del supporto secondario: nota anonima manoscritta: "Mykenae. The so called tomb of Agamennon, one of several discovered by Schliemann. The opening is that of the Lion-gate. Tsorentsas has explained that the ring of stone work round the graves was for keeping the earthern mound over them together; it was not the stone wall of the agora".
Foto sup 2878, verso del supporto secondario: nota anonima manoscritta: "Mykenae. The Agora and its graves".
Foto sup 2881, verso del supporto secondario: nota anonima manoscritta: "Mykenai. The treasury of Atreus. The doorway is 18 ft. high, 8 1/2 ft. at top and 9' 2" below. It is roofed by two enormous slabs of which the inner, or larger one is 28' long 17' wide and 3 1/2' high and weighs not less than 130 and old tons. The chamber is a beehive 50' high by 50 ft. in diameter and its base. It is built of blocks of breccia cut ...".
