Mycenae: House of the Warrior Vase
| PK | C6603 |
| TITLE | Mycenae: House of the Warrior Vase |
| WGS84 | 37.73018762° N, 22.75650125° E |
| Accuracy | 10 m. |
| LAT/LON | 37.73018762, 22.75650125 |
| LON/LAT | 22.75650125, 37.73018762 |
| DMS | 37° 43' 48.6754" N | , | 22° 45' 23.4045" E |
| W3W | vase, cathode, spines |
| UTM | 34 S, 654786, 4177332 |
| EGSA87 | 390274, 4176319 |
| Elevation m | 238 |
| Elevation feet | 780.8 |
| Region | Argolid |
GENERAL SITE TYPE House
TYPE
1. Building. Iakovidis et al. [2003], 18 'This is a building lying directly S of Grave Circle A, ... '2. Building. French [2011], 26 'This building was almost totally cleared by Schliemann ... '
3. House. Wace [1949], 65 'The House of the Warrior Vase ... lies to the west of the Ramp House, between it and the citadel wall, from which it is, as usual, separated by an open passage. The Warrior Vase House, so called because it was here that Schliemann found the well-known Warrior Vase ..., '
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
a. Wace [1949]: 64, 'In this area three houses (apparently of L.H. III date) have been excavated so far.'
2. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Iakovidis et al. [2003]: 18, 'The indented façade, hugging the curve of the terrace wall of the Grave Circle shows that it was built after the Citadel wall and the Circle ... '
b. French [2011]: 46, We know of no other items stylistically assignable to LH IIIC which came from the basement levels. 'In fact such items as have been suggested are datable to LH IIIB or earlier ...'
NOTES
1. For a discussion of the South House and the House of the Warrior Vase in light of the 1959-1969 excavations see French, Hillman, and Sherratt, Well Built Mycenae, Fasc. 16/17: The Post Palatial Levels. Oxbow Books, 2011. ISBN: 978-1842179963.
2. For plans see Wace [1949] Fig. 3 opposite p. 62.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. French [2011]: French, Elizabeth B.. Well Built Mycenae; The Helleno-British Excavations Within the Citadel at Mycenae, 1959-1969. Fascicule 16/17. The Post-Palatial Levels. Oxbow Books, Oxford and Oakville, 2011., 'House of the Warrior Vase', pg. 26.
2. Iakovidis et al. [2003]: Iakovidis, Spyros, and Elizabeth B. French, Kim Shelton, Charalambos Ioannides, Anton Jansen, John Lavery. Archaeological Atlas of Mycenae. The Archaeological Society at Athens Library, no. 229. 2003., 'The House of the Warrior Vase', pg. 18.
3. Wace [1949]: Wace, Alan J.B.. Mycenae; An Archaeological History and Guide. Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey. 1949., '', pg. 65.
PHOTOS AND IMAGES
The House of the Warrior Vase and the Ramp House
Courtesy University of Birmingham, UK