About the 1936 Exhibition Collection
The British School at Athens celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1936 with a large public exhibition at Burlington House at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. The exhibition, British Archaeological Discoveries in Greece and Crete 1886-1936, consisted of a special display of Minoan culture related to the discoveries at Knossos by Sir Arthur Evans as well as the excavations of the School including: Phylakopi, Kamares Cave, Palaikastro, Mycenae, Sparta, Perachora, Thessaly, Macedonia, Lesbos, Cyprus, Ithaca, and Megalopolis (Arcadia). It also included displays of Travels and Studies in Greece and Asia Minor, the Genose in the Levant, Monasteries in Athos, Byzantine Music, Byzantine Architecture and Decorative Arts, Greek Island Embroideries, Special Studies of Greek Pottery and Sculpture, Restoration of Ancient Monuments, Studies of Modern Greek Life and the School buildings and officers.
Since original ancient artifacts could not be transported to the exhibition in London, the displays consisted of replicas of ancient artifacts, modern ethnographic artifacts and illustrative panels with original watercolour drawings, many of which were done by Émile Gilliéron and Piet de Jong, and photographs.
The 1936 Exhibition Collection contains the surviving panels with original artwork from this exhibition.
An ink illustration of an object in the shape of a head of a duck. The letter e is inked to the lower right, from a previous publication. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Ivory combs: date from c. 750 to 500 B.C.": there is no mention of this object.
An ink illustration of a lion catching a cow. The head of the cow and tail of the lion have been reconstructed with dotted lines. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Ivory combs: date from c. 750 to 500 B.C.": there is no mention of this object.
An ink illustration of a plaque depicting a centaur in the form of a complete man with a horse's back. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Ivory combs: date from c. 750 to 500 B.C.": there is no mention of this object.
The original description in the catalogue reads: "Dedication of a Sickle (a) by Philonikos, the winner in a musical contest Early in the 1st century A.D."
The original description in the catalogue reads: "Dedication of Five Sickles: early 4th century B.C."
The original description in the catalogue reads: "Dedication slab with the iron sickle still in place: set up by Leontios, victor in a musical contest."
The original description in the catalogue reads: "Inscribed base of a statue of a victor (bomonikes) in the Contest of Endurance: it was perhaps accompanied by the boy's sickles and dedication-slab: not much before 200 A.D."
The original description in the catalogue reads: "Archaic dedications to 'Orthia' (Orthasia), painted on the edge of a plate; not later than 600 B.C."
The original description in the catalogue reads: "Archaic dedications to 'Orthia' (Orthasia), painted on the edge of a plate; not later than 600 B.C."
The original description in the catalogue reads: "Bronze Figure of a Trumpeter, found at the temple of Athena of the Brazen House (Chalkioikos) on the Acropolis of Sparta: height about five inches; c. 450 B.C."
The original description in the catalogue reads: "Bronze Figure of Athena Promachos, from the Acropolis of Sparta: 500-400 B.C."
The original description in the catalogue reads: "Bronze Figure of a Trumpeter, found at the temple of Athena of the Brazen House (Chalkioikos) on the Acropolis of Sparta: height about five inches; c. 450 B.C."
The original description in the catalogue reads: "Archaic Bronze Figure of a Goddess, found at the Menelaion sanctuary, on the far side of the river Eurotas. From the circumstances of its discovery it cannot be later than 600 B.C. and might be earlier than 700 B.C."
The original description in the catalogue reads: "Archaic Bronze Figure of a Goddess, found at the Menelaion sanctuary, on the far side of the river Eurotas. From the circumstances of its discovery it cannot be later than 600 B.C. and might be earlier than 700 B.C."
The original description in the catalogue reads: "Archaic Bronze Figure of a Goddess, found at the Menelaion sanctuary, on the far side of the river Eurotas. From the circumstances of its discovery it cannot be later than 600 B.C. and might be earlier than 700 B.C."
The original description in the catalogue reads: "Small Bronzes from the Orthia Sanctuary; for the most part earlier than 600 B.C.: 165, brooches."
The original description in the catalogue reads: "Small Bronzes from the Orthia Sanctuary; for the most part earlier than 600 B.C.: 165, brooches."
The original description in the catalogue reads: "Small Bronzes from the Orthia Sanctuary; for the most part earlier than 600 B.C.: 165, brooches."
The original description in the catalogue reads: "Small Bronzes from the Orthia Sanctuary; for the most part earlier than 600 B.C.: 165, brooches."
The original description in the catalogue reads: "Small Bronzes from the Orthia Sanctuary; for the most part earlier than 600 B.C.: 165, brooches."
The original description in the catalogue reads: "Small Bronzes from the Orthia Sanctuary; for the most part earlier than 600 B.C.: 165, brooches."
The original description in the catalogue reads: "Small Bronzes from the Orthia Sanctuary; for the most part earlier than 600 B.C.: 165, brooches."
The original description in the catalogue reads: "Small Bronzes from the Orthia Sanctuary; for the most part earlier than 600 B.C.: 165, brooches."
The original description in the catalogue reads: "Small Bronzes from the Orthia Sanctuary; for the most part earlier than 600 B.C.: 165, brooches."
The original description in the catalogue reads: "Small Bronzes from the Orthia Sanctuary; for the most part earlier than 600 B.C.: 165, brooches."
The original description in the catalogue reads: "Small Bronzes from the Orthia Sanctuary; for the most part earlier than 600 B.C.: 165, brooches."
The original description in the catalogue reads: "Small Bronzes from the Orthia Sanctuary; for the most part earlier than 600 B.C.: 165, brooches."
The original description in the catalogue reads: "Small Bronzes from the Orthia Sanctuary; for the most part earlier than 600 B.C.: 165, brooches."
The original description in the catalogue reads: "Small Bronzes from the Orthia Sanctuary; for the most part earlier than 600 B.C.: 165, brooches."
The original description in the catalogue reads: "Small Bronzes from the Orthia Sanctuary; for the most part earlier than 600 B.C.: 165, brooches."
The original description in the catalogue reads: "Small Bronzes from the Orthia Sanctuary; for the most part earlier than 600 B.C.: 165, brooches."
The original description in the catalogue reads: "Small Bronzes from the Orthia Sanctuary; for the most part earlier than 600 B.C.: ...166, pins."
The original description in the catalogue reads: "Small Bronzes from the Orthia Sanctuary; for the most part earlier than 600 B.C.: ...166, pins."
The original description in the catalogue reads: "Small Bronzes from the Orthia Sanctuary; for the most part earlier than 600 B.C.: ...166, pins."
The original description in the catalogue reads: "Small Bronzes from the Orthia Sanctuary; for the most part earlier than 600 B.C.: ...166, pins."
The original description in the catalogue reads: "Small Bronzes from the Orthia Sanctuary; for the most part earlier than 600 B.C.: ...166, pins."
The original description in the catalogue reads: "Small Bronzes from the Orthia Sanctuary; for the most part earlier than 600 B.C.: ...166, pins."
The original description in the catalogue reads: "Small Bronzes from the Orthia Sanctuary; for the most part earlier than 600 B.C.: ...166, pins."
The original description in the catalogue reads: "Small Bronzes from the Orthia Sanctuary; for the most part earlier than 600 B.C.: ...166, pins."
The original description in the catalogue reads: "Small Bronzes from the Orthia Sanctuary; for the most part earlier than 600 B.C.: ...166, pins."
The original description in the catalogue reads: "Small Bronzes from the Orthia Sanctuary; for the most part earlier than 600 B.C.: ...167, miscellaneous small bronzes."
The original description in the catalogue reads: "Small Bronzes from the Orthia Sanctuary; for the most part earlier than 600 B.C.: ...167, miscellaneous small bronzes."
The original description in the catalogue reads: "Small Bronzes from the Orthia Sanctuary; for the most part earlier than 600 B.C.: ...167, miscellaneous small bronzes."
The original description in the catalogue reads: "Small Bronzes from the Orthia Sanctuary; for the most part earlier than 600 B.C.: ...167, miscellaneous small bronzes."
The original description in the catalogue reads: "Small Bronzes from the Orthia Sanctuary; for the most part earlier than 600 B.C.: ...167, miscellaneous small bronzes."
The original description in the catalogue reads: "Small Bronzes from the Orthia Sanctuary; for the most part earlier than 600 B.C.: ...167, miscellaneous small bronzes."
The original description in the catalogue reads: "Small Bronzes from the Orthia Sanctuary; for the most part earlier than 600 B.C.: ...167, miscellaneous small bronzes."
The original description in the catalogue reads: "Small Bronzes from the Orthia Sanctuary; for the most part earlier than 600 B.C.: ...167, miscellaneous small bronzes."
The original description in the catalogue reads: "Small Bronzes from the Orthia Sanctuary; for the most part earlier than 600 B.C.: ...167, miscellaneous small bronzes."
The original description in the catalogue reads: "Small Bronzes from the Orthia Sanctuary; for the most part earlier than 600 B.C.: ...167, miscellaneous small bronzes."