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Mycenae: West side of the Palace Court [BSA SPHS/2/1/3710.C0612], Mycenae: West side of the Palace Court, 1920-1923

Part of a collection of images of the BSA's 1920s excavations at Mycenae. The original description in the SPHS negative register reads: "Mycenae, Palace court, W. side".

Mycenae: Palace Megaron hearth from the E. [BSA SPHS/2/1/3711.C0639], Mycenae: Palace Megaron hearth from the E., 1920-1923

Part of a collection of images of the BSA's 1920s excavations at Mycenae. The original description in the SPHS negative register reads: "Mycenae, Palace megaron, hearth from E".

Mycenae: N. wall of Palace Court [BSA SPHS/2/1/3712.C0770], Mycenae: N. wall of Palace Court, 1923

Part of a collection of images of the BSA's 1920s excavations at Mycenae. The original description in the SPHS negative register reads: "Mycenae, Palace court N wall". Recorded in the register as from the 1923 season.

Mycenae: General View of the citadel from the W. [BSA SPHS/2/1/5232.C2958], Mycenae: General View of the citadel from the W., 1920-1923

Part of a collection of images of the BSA's 1920s excavations at Mycenae. The original description in the SPHS negative register reads: "Mycenae: Citadel from West (General View) BSA XXV frontispeice".

Pottery Fragments from Grave Circle and Palace [MYC/3/1/33], Pottery Fragments from Grave Circle and Palace, 1921-1923

Four watercolour drawings described as follows in the 1936 Exhibition Catalogue: ''Early and Middle Helladic fragments found at the Grave Circle and Palace. The fragments shown in the two upper drawings are Early Helladic except (e) which is Middle Helladic. The patterned pieces were originally found by Stamatakes in 1877, rediscovered by the British School in the cellar of the Nauplia Museum, and identified by the Greek letters written on them in pencil. The bowl fragment with a flight of birds in the central drawing is dated to the Middle Helladic as are the three fragments shown in the drawing at the bottom albeit somewhat earlier". These drawings were originally included on an exhibition board for the BSA 1936 Exhibition at Burlington House, London. MYC 3/1/33/1 - MYC 3/1/33/4 are parts of MYC 3/33.

Frieze of Warriors and Horses [MYC/3/2/35], Frieze of Warriors and Horses, 1920-1923

Watercolour drawing of proposed reconstruction of a fresco frieze of warriors and horses made during the BSA excavations in Mycenae, 1920-1923. The actual pieces of the frieze were found by Christos Tsountas in the Megaron during his excavations there in 1886. This drawing is also included in 1936 Exhibition collection as: 1936 EXH - 112.

Winifred Lamb's 1921-22 Notebook [MYC/1/1], Winifred Lamb's 1921-22 Notebook, 1921

Notebook recording the progress of the excavation and information about finds in both the 1921 and 1922 seasons. Lamb records areas she is excavating from May-June 1921 including the fresco area, the NW slope, various rooms in the Palace (Megaron), Terrace of the Pithoi, the Court and some of the Tholos Tombs. She writes in detail about the frescoes in the Palace. She also has written excerpts from publications relevant to her work in Mycenae. Her recordings in May-June of 1922 focus more on the tombs of the Kalkani cemetery.

Winifred Lamb's 1922 Notebook [MYC/1/2], Winifred Lamb's 1922 Notebook, 1922

This notebook is a continuation of notebook MYC 1/2 and is written in June of 1922. The first half mostly records the tombs of the Kalkani Cemetery and the second half documents excavations back at the Palace, both inside and the areas around it including details on the Hearth, Throne Room/Megaron, Terrace of Pithoi; as well as the Ramp House, the Granary, and some of the Tholos Tombs. She also has made sketches and written notes on several artefacts and the iconography of some frescoes.