TREASURY OF ATREUS
MYCENAE, GREECE
Image Numbers 300a, 300b & 300c
The Treasury of Atreus or Tomb of Agamemnon is an impressive "tholos" tomb at Mycenae, Greece, constructed during the Bronze Age around 1250 BC. The lintel stone above the doorway weighs 120 tons, with approximate dimensions 8.3 x 5.2 x 1.2m, the largest in the world. In its monumental shape and grandeur it is one of the most impressive monuments surviving from Mycenaean Greece. It is formed of a semi-subterranean room of circular plan. With an interior height of 13.5m and a diameter of 14.5m, it was the tallest and widest dome in the world for over a thousand years. The tholos was entered from an inclined uncovered hall or dromos, 36 meters long and with dry-stone walls. The tomb is one of a number of 'beehive' tombs in the victinity of the ancient site of Mycenae.
TECHNICAL NOTES
Upper Image 300a
The image was taken with a hand held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 200. Exposure of 1/100th of a second and aperture F10. 28 mm wide angle Schneider Kreuznach lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.
Middle Image 300b
The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 200. Exposure of 1/200th of a second and aperture F9. 28 mm wide angle Schneider Kreuznach lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.
Lower Image 300c
The image was taken with a hand held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 200. Exposure of 1/700th of a second and aperture F9. 28 mm wide angle Schneider Kreuznach lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.