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Perpendicular section of the tholos tomb known as Treasury of Atreus in Mycenae.

The plain of Argos seen from the village of Harvati.

The plain of Argos.

The Lion's Gate at Mycenae.

Decorative elements from the Treasury of Atreus.

Base of column from Mycenae.

Decorative elements from the Treasury of Atreus.

Map of the area of Mycenae.

I. The wall of the Acropolis of Larissa in Argos. II and III: Section and plan of the "Treasury of Atreus" in Mycenae. IV: The entrance to the "Treasury of Atreus" in Mycenae. V: The Lion Gate in Argos.

The Argolic plain and the Lion Gate in Mycenae.

The Tholos tomb, also known as Treasury of Atreus, at Mycenae.

Remains at Mycenae.

The northern gate of the Acropolis of Mycenae.

The Lion Gate at Mycenae.

Tholos tomb of Mycenae (Treasury of Atreus): Entrance.

Tholos tomb of Mycenae (Treasury of Atreus): Subterranean chamber at Mycenae. Plan of the subterraneous chamber. Fig. 2 represents the plan of the supercilium or architrave over the door. Fig. 3, shews the plan of the same architrave on the step. Conduit and emissary at Tusculum near Rome.

Tholos tomb of Mycenae (Treasury of Atreus): Section of tholos.

Tholos tomb of Mycenae (Treasury of Atreus). Details of the front: Subterranean chamber at Mycenae. Details. Fig. 1 is of green marble, and still remains on the spot, immediately outside the avenue leading to the door. Fig. 2. Elevation of ditto, with part of the shaft of the column. Fig. 3. Detail of part of the ornament of the base developed at large. Fig. 4: Small fragment supposed to belong to the capital. Fig. 5: Part of the ornament of the shaft of column developed at large. Fig. 6: Plan of the upper part of the shaft. Fig. 7: Small fragment of white marble. Fig. 8: Small fragment of white marble, in the restoration applied as the parapet of the wall. Fig. 9: Fragment of green marble. Fig. 10: Fragment of red marble. The angle produced by two of the sides, corresponds precisely with the angles formed by the lines of the opening above the entrance, and which coincidence has therefore afforded authority for the introduction in the restored elevation of a basso-relievo.