Mycenae: Jewellery from Tomb 529, Kalkani Cemetery
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | BSA SPHS Image Collection |
| Reference No. | BSA SPHS 01/0021.A62 |
| Level | Item |
| Description | The glass negative is a quarter plate size, a copy negative. |
| Dimensions | 10.5 x 8 cm |
| Place |
Mycenae: Kalkani Cemetery Ancient Mycenae |
| Dates | 1922 |
| Donor/Creator |
The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies |
| Project | Mycenae Excavation 1920-1923 |
| Scope and Content | Part of a collection of images of the BSA's 1920s excavations at Mycenae. The original description in the SPHS negative register reads: "Mycenae: (BSA excav. 1922) Tomb 529. Jewels". Listed as a Colour Slide in the SPHS negative register (A series), but the negative is black and white. |
| Notes | Date listed in the SPHS register. The A series of negatives were created for colour slides produced from a colour drawings, but the extant negatives marked in the A series are black and white. The beads in this photograph are shown on the bottom half of plate VIII in The Chamber Tombs at Mycenae; see BSA SPHS 01/3303.C0471 for a collection of beads shown in the top half of plate. |
| Related records |
[MYC 3/3/10], Works of Art from the Tomb of Clytemnestra, Third Kilometre and Kalkani Cemeteries, 1920-1923
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| Reference |
Wace, A.J. 1932. Chamber tombs at Mycenae. 82: Pl. VIII. 1936 Exhibition Catalogue. 49.No. 116b. |