October 2011 (115.4)

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Revisiting the Pre-Mnesiklean Entrance to the Athenian Acropolis

By Harrison Eiteljorg II

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Differences of opinion between Eiteljorg and Tanoulas regarding the materials remaining from the pre-Mnesiklean entrance to the Athenian Acropolis have been resolved through joint examination of those materials. The agreed-upon facts are reported here, and remaining differences in interpretation are briefly explored.

Fish-eye photograph of the surviving remains of the pre-Mnesiklean entrance, showing only the area lying between the southwest wing and the central core of the Propylaea. The parastas wall is center left; reused metopes from the Hekatompedon are center right. Note the fallen block from the Propylaea atop the parastas wall.

Fish-eye photograph of the surviving remains of the pre-Mnesiklean entrance, showing only the area lying between the southwest wing and the central core of the Propylaea. The parastas wall is center left; reused metopes from the Hekatompedon are center right. Note the fallen block from the Propylaea atop the parastas wall.

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Fish-eye photograph of the surviving remains of the pre-Mnesiklean entrance, showing only the area lying between the southwest wing and the central core of the Propylaea. The parastas wall is center left; reused metopes from the Hekatompedon are center right. Note the fallen block from the Propylaea atop the parastas wall.

Fish-eye photograph of the surviving remains of the pre-Mnesiklean entrance, showing only the area lying between the southwest wing and the central core of the Propylaea. The parastas wall is center left; reused metopes from the Hekatompedon are center right. Note the fallen block from the Propylaea atop the parastas wall.