CLCV 1002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Tiryns, Megaron, Cyclopean Masonry
19 Apr 2016
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Helladic = bronze age on greek mainland (3000-1000 bc) Beginning of the period documented archaeologically by the finds of the shaft graves at mycenae. Grave circle a inside the main entrance to the palace. 6 shaft graves containing 19 skeletons and wealth (weapons, jewellery, masks) Also house foundations, religious buildings, palace, massive walls. Tomb shaped like a bee hive, conical roof. Rectangular door, lintel on top > made of two blocks of stone that span with width of the door, lay side. Relieving triangle > takes the weight off the lintel. Corbelled dome, covered again by earth to disguise by side. Lion gate: sculpture of heraldic lions, above lintel, relieving triangle, lions symmetrically carved, standing of either side of a minoan column. Space between walls covered with horizontal stone. Fixed hearth of megaron and column bases. Plaster sphinx: female head, painted > rosy cheeks, headband with curly hair.
