Knossos: Hall of the double axes etc. from the [observation] tower
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | BSA SPHS Image Collection |
| Reference No. | BSA SPHS 01/3861.7382 |
| Level | Item |
| Description | Glass negative, quarter plate size, a copy negative taken from a photographic print. |
| Condition | Black tape making round the photograph. |
| Dimensions | 10.5 x 8 cm |
| Place |
Palace of Minos Knossos |
| Dates | 1902-1904 |
| Donor/Creator |
The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies Maraghiannis, Georgios |
| Scope and Content | The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Cnossos: Hall of double axes &c. from tower". |
| Notes | Dates between 1902 and 1904 based on the state of the reconstructions (pers. comm. V. Fotou 2019). The photograph was taken by G. Maraghiannis for Evans. It appears in his 1915 publication with the following description: "Autre vue, à vol d'oiseau, du 'Quartier Domestique'; la 'Salle des Colonnades' au premier plan, à gauche. Le petit escalier descend au 'Mégaron de la Reine'. Plus loin, la 'Salle des Doubles Haches', avec se portiques de piliers. A droit, deux bases de colonnes indiquent la cour intérieure attenant au 'Mégaron de la Reine'." Other Collections: The image is duplicated in slide format in the Liverpool Lantern Slide Teaching Collection, Liverpool University, Garstang Museum. |
| Reference |
1905 JHS 25: 1st accession to 1904 slide catalogue. lxii.SPHS 7382. Link to article 1913 JHS 33: Catalogue of Slides. 25.SPHS 7382. Link to article 1913 JHS 33: Catalogue of Slides. 65.SPHS 7382. Link to article Maraghiannis, G. & R.B. Seager 1915. Antiquités Crétoises vol. III. Troisiéme série: pl. V. |