Reproduction of the "Great S-spiral frieze" fresco
By Emile Gilliéron
père, 1911 or early 1912.
Period:
Late Helladic III
Date:
ca. 1400–1200 B.C.
Culture:
Mycenaean
Medium:
watercolor on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 36 x 26 1/2 in. (91.4 x 67.3 cm)
Credit Line:
Dodge Fund, 1912
Accession Number:
12.58.2
Excavated 1884 west of the Great Forecourt of the Tiryns palace.Ornamental spiral friezes have a long history in Minoan art. The version seen here with alternating up-and-down spirals and fan-shaped papyrus lotus blossoms became the favored ornate band frieze used to decorate most of the Mycenaean palaces. It has been suggested that the wide distribution of such a complicated pattern supports the idea of a traveling guild of fresco painters operating on the Mycenaean mainland. E. Gillieron, pere was hired in 1910-1912 by the Germans excavating at Tiryns to assist with the reconstruction of the many fresco fragments found at the site. The original is in the National Archaeological Museum, Athens.
Restored by Emile Gilliéron
Date: ca. 1325–1250 B.C.
Medium: watercolor on paper
Accession Number: 12.58.1
Painted by Emile Gilliéron
Date: ca. 1300–1200 B.C.
Medium: watercolor on paper
Accession Number: 12.58.3
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Painted by Emile Gilliéron
Date: ca. 1300–1200 B.C.
Medium: watercolor on paper
Accession Number: 12.58.4
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Painted by Emile Gilliéron
Date: ca. 1300–1200 B.C.
Medium: watercolor on paper
Accession Number: 12.128.4
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Painted by Emile Gilliéron
Date: ca. 1300–1200 B.C.
Medium: watercolor on paper
Accession Number: 15.122.4
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