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The Lion Gate

ViewCloser view of lions and heavy lintel
SiteMycenae
LocationGreece
Dateca. 1250 BC
SubjectArchitecture
PeriodMycenaean
Saskia No.Jga-0077
SourceGardner, Art Through the Ages, 11th ed., chapter 4, plate 20
 Hartt, Art: A History of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, 4th ed., chapter 6, plate 16
 Janson, History of Art, 6th ed., chapter 4, plate 19
 Lois Fichner-Rathus, Understanding Art, 6th ed., chapter 12, plate 23
 Schneider Adams, Art Across Time, 2nd ed., chapter 4, plate 22
 Trachtenberg & Hyman, Architecture, 1st ed., chapter 1, plate 66