112: Frieze of Warriors and Horses

Department Archive
Collection 1936 Exhibition Collection
Reference No. 1936/1/4/12/1
Level Sub-item
Dimensions 30.4 x 60.1 cm
Scope and Content A watercolour illustration of the proposed reconstruction of a fresco frieze in red, blue, yellow, black, and white depicting three horses and four men, one of whom is carrying a spear. The surviving sections on which the reconstruction is based are slightly raised and with more detailed paint, rather than flat colours. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Frieze of warriors and horses, found by Tsountas in the Megaron; beginning of L.H. III (1400-1300 B.C.): reconstructed drawing."
Notes In the Exhibition Catalogue this is under the subheading "Palace Frescoes"
Related records [MYC/3/2/35], Frieze of Warriors and Horses, 1920-1923
[1936/1/4/12], 112: Frieze of Warriors and Horses