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ID: 700049376
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700049376
Record Type: Built Work
Lion Gate (gate structure; Anonymous; 1225 BCE; Mycenae (Argolís, Pelopónnisos, Ellás, Europe, Worl...; )
Note: Monumental gate structure leading to the Bronze Age citadel of Mycenae, so named for the relief sculpture of two lionesses in a heraldic pose that stand above the entrance. Located in southern Greece, it was erected during 13th century BCE, in the northwestern side of the acropolis. Located in: Mycenae, Greece
Titles:
Lion Gate (preferred,C,U,English,,N)
Lion Gate, Acropolis (C,U,English-P,,N)
Lion Gate of Mycenae (C,U,English,U,U)
Πύλη των Λεόντων (C,U,Greek,U,U)
Catalog Level: item
Work Types:
gate structure [300129523] (preferred)
..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>)

Classifications:
architecture (preferred)

Creation Date: 1225 BCE

Creator Display:
Anonymous [preferred,BWR]
Creator: unavailable [,BWR]
unknown (unknown cultural designation) [500125274]
Locations:
Current: Mikínai [7012050] Argolís regional division (regional division), Pelopónnisos region (region (administrative division)), Greece (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)
Address Note: + 37.75,+ 22.7333; Mycenae, Greece
Current: Árgos [7010720] Argolís regional division (regional division), Pelopónnisos region (region (administrative division)), Greece (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)
Address Note: +37.716667,+22.6; Mycenae, Argolis, Peloppenese, Greece
Display Materials: stone
stone (worked rock) [300011176]
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), <rock by form>)

Dimensions: unavailable
Cultures:
Ancient Greek (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:
Bronze Age [300019275] (preferred,)
.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by general era>, three-age system)
Mycenaean [300020247] ()
.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Early Western World, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Aegean, Aegean periods, Aegean Bronze Age periods, Helladic, Late Helladic)

General Subject:
architecture (preferred,isness,undetermined)

List/Hierarchical Position:
..... Built Works
.......... Built Works by class: fortifications, transportation, bridges, barriers, military, and engineering works
............... Mycenae Complex
Sources and Contributors:
Lion Gate........ [VP,BWR]
........ Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites (1976) 600
........ BWR database (2010-) BWR3749399
Lion Gate, Acropolis........ [BWR,VP]
........ BWR database (2010-) BWR3749838
Lion Gate of Mycenae........ [VP]
........ Canby, Historic Places (1984) II,631
Πύλη των Λεόντων........ [VP]
........ Wikipedia (2000-) https://www.google.com/search?q=what+is+lion+gate&client=firefox-b-1-d&ei=gDQRZP7PFI6XkPIPxbuL2AU&ved=0ahUKEwj-j-26-Nz9AhWOC0QIHcXdAlsQ4dUDCA8&uact=5&oq=what+is+lion+gate&gs_lcp=Cgxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAQAzIHCAAQgAQQCjIHCAAQgAQQCjIHCAAQgAQQCjIHCAAQgAQQCjIHCAAQgAQQCjIHCAAQgAQQCjIHCAAQgAQQCjIHCAAQgAQQCjIHCAAQgAQQCjIHCAAQgAQQCjoKCAAQRxDWBBCwAzoLCAAQgAQQsQMQgwE6CAguEIAEELEDOggIABCABBCxAzoFCAAQgARKBAhBGABQ-wVYvhBgyRFoAXABeACAAW-IAZgHkgEDMy42mAEAoAEByAEIwAEB&sclient=gws-wiz-serp
Subject: ....... [BWR,VP]
....................... ARTstor: UCSD (2010-)
....................... BWR database (2010-) BWR3749838; BWR3749399
....................... BWR-10 Data Reconciliation (2020-2021)
....................... BWR SSID (2010-) 3749838; 3749399
....................... BWR DSSC ID (2010-) 23958; 24867
....................... ARTstor: UTBoxWag (2010-)
....................... Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites (1976) 600
....................... Canby, Historic Places (1984) II, 631
Note:
English ..... [BWR,VP]
..... BWR database (2010-)
..... Canby, Historic Places (1984) II, 631
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