Knossos: View near the Queen's Megaron
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | BSA SPHS Image Collection |
| Reference No. | BSA SPHS 01/1484.3847 |
| Level | Item |
| Description | Glass negative, quarter plate size, a copy negative taken from a photographic print. |
| Condition | The sky area has been blacked out on the negative to produce a clean sky, eliminating marks and dust particles. |
| Dimensions | 10.5 x 8 cm |
| Place |
Palace of Minos Knossos |
| Dates | 1900 |
| Donor/Creator |
Evans, Sir Arthur John Myres, Sir John Linton |
| Scope and Content | The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Cnossos: view near the Queen's Megaron?". |
| Notes | Date based on the first year of excavation at Knossos when Myres was present. The initials JLM is written on the negative indicating that the photograph may have been taken by Myres. Number 174, crossed out, is written above the print may relate to numbers in the Evans archive in the Ashmolean, Oxford. It also appears as negative number 3847 in the J.L. Myres negative register held by the archives at the Institute of Archaeology, Oxford University. Register reads: "view fr. E. courtyard shewing steps". |