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La porte des lionnes à Mycènes (Front)

Frédéric Boissonnas

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

View of the Lions Gate, a gate made up of two large upright standing stones and a stone lintel. The lintel is topped with another large stone, on which two lion-like figures are carved in high relief as they stand on either side of a pillar. The gate is part of a larger stone structure. A native men dressed in traditional garments is seated on a large rock on the lower right area of the image.

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  • Title: La porte des lionnes à Mycènes (Front)
  • Creator: Frédéric Boissonnas
  • Date Created: 1910
  • Location Created: Geneva, Switzerland; Athens, Greece
  • Physical Dimensions: 15.9 × 22.6 cm (6 1/4 × 8 7/8 in.)
  • Type: Print
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Heliogravure / Photolithograph
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 84.XB.584.51
  • Culture: Swiss
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
  • Creator Display Name: Frédéric Boissonnas (Swiss, 1858 - 1946)
  • Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
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