Sparta: Seven bronze animals (sheep, oxen, horse, bird) from the Acropolis
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | BSA SPHS Image Collection |
| Reference No. | BSA SPHS 01/7498.C2640 |
| Level | Item |
| Description | Glass negative, full plate size, a copy negative. |
| Dimensions | 17.5 x 12.5 cm |
| Place |
Sparta Acropolis Ancient Sparta |
| Dates | Latest 1927 |
| Donor/Creator |
The British School at Athens |
| Project | Sparta Excavation 1924-1927 |
| Scope and Content | Part of the collection of images, 1906-1910 and 1924-1927, of the British School at Athens excavations at Sparta, Laconia. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Sparta, (various years' digs). Bronze. Seven animals (sheep, oxen, horse, bird)". |
| Notes | Latest date is based on the study of bronzes from Sparta by Winifred Lamb during the 1924-27 excavations which included the restudy of earlier excavated material. |
| Related records |
[BSA SPHS 02/2/7987.C2640], Sparta: Seven bronze animals (sheep, oxen, horse, bird), Latest 1927
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| Reference |
1926. BSA 28: 90, fig. 4. Link to article 1926. BSA 28: pl. VIII. Link to article 1926. BSA 28: pl. IX. Link to article |