About the BSA SPHS Image Collection
The SPHS photographic collection was amassed by The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies between 1891 and 1967 through the donation of images. It contained negatives, both glass and film in a variety of sizes, photographic prints and glass lantern slides. It contains both original and copy negatives. Index cards with small contact prints served as finding aids for the collection. It was designed as an image reference collection where images could be duplicated as either prints or slides and sold or lent to members.
The BSA SPHS Collection is part of the original SPHS photographic collection, selected by donors who were associated with the BSA or images of topographic interest, particularly in areas the BSA was known to have worked. The remainder of the extant SPHS collection went to the Hellenic Literary and Historical Archives (MIET-ELIA) in Athens. Documentation for this collection consists of 5 Negative registers (held in the SPHS offices in London), the published catalogues or accession lists of lantern slides in The Journal of Hellenic Studies, the Minute Book December 1949-January 1983 for the Photographic and Filmstrip Committee of the SPHS (held in the SPHS Library in London) and information contained on extant index cards.
Part of the collection of images, 1930-39, of the British School at Athens excavations at Perachora, Corinthia. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Perachora: Heraeum promontory from Hagios Nikolaos".
Part of the collection of images, 1930-39, of the British School at Athens excavations at Perachora, Corinthia. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Perachora: map of central Greece, with Heraeum promontory".
Part of the collection of images, 1930-39, of the British School at Athens excavations at Perachora, Corinthia. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Perachora: reconstruction of temple (West end)".
Part of the collection of images, 1930-39, of the British School at Athens excavations at Perachora, Corinthia. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Perachora: architectural members of tiles from temple".
Part of the collection of images, 1930-39, of the British School at Athens excavations at Perachora, Corinthia. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Perachora: plan of temple".
Part of the collection of images, 1930-39, of the British School at Athens excavations at Perachora, Corinthia. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Perachora: sketch-map of Heraeum promontory".
Part of the collection of images, 1930-39, of the British School at Athens excavations at Perachora, Corinthia. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Perachora: proto-Corinthian pottery, mid 7th century".
Part of the collection of images, 1930-39, of the British School at Athens excavations at Perachora, Corinthia. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Perachora: bronze Herakles, early 5th century. 3/4 view".
Part of the collection of images, 1930-39, of the British School at Athens excavations at Perachora, Corinthia. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Perachora: bronzes, 6th and 5th centuries".
Part of the collection of images, 1930-39, of the British School at Athens excavations at Perachora, Corinthia. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Perachora: support of bowl (bronze), early 6th century".
Part of the collection of images, 1930-39, of the British School at Athens excavations at Perachora, Corinthia. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Perachora: bronze Herakles, early 5th century".
Part of the collection of images, 1930-39, of the British School at Athens excavations at Perachora, Corinthia. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Perachora: proto-Corinthian fragments, early 7th century".
Part of the collection of images, 1930-39, of the British School at Athens excavations at Perachora, Corinthia. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Perachora: proto-Corinthian fragments, early 7th century".
Part of the collection of images, 1930-39, of the British School at Athens excavations at Perachora, Corinthia. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Perachora: drawing of proto-Corinthian pyxis lid: early 7th century".
Part of the collection of images, 1930-39, of the British School at Athens excavations at Perachora, Corinthia. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Perachora: proto-Corinthian oinochoe".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Perachora: proto-Corinthian fragments, early 7th century".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Perachora: scarabs under surface".
Part of the collection of images, 1930-39, of the British School at Athens excavations at Perachora, Corinthia. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Perachora: vase fragments; Proto-Corinthian and Corinthian".
Part of the collection of images, 1930-39, of the British School at Athens excavations at Perachora, Corinthia. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Perachora: detail of Protocorinthian oinochoe".
The original description in the SPHS collection reads: "Olympia: Metroon and steps of treasury terrace".
The original description in the SPHS collection reads: "Olympia: Heraion from West".
The original description in the SPHS collection reads: "Olympia: portico of gymansium".
The original description in the SPHS collection reads: "Olympia: Altis from West".
The original description in the SPHS collection reads: "Olympia: North corner of the Stoa Poikile".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Marathon: the river Charadra and village".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Marathon: plan (Macan's Herodotus)".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Marathon: soros, or mound raised on the tomb of the Athenian dead".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Crisean plain from Delphi".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Delphi, Phaidriades".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Delphi, theatre general view".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Delphi, sacred way: the pavement adjoining the polygonal masonry".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Delphi, Athenian portico inscription".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Delphi, Ionic capital on sacred way".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athens, drums of columns of the Parthenon".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athens, the entablature of the Parthenon at South-Eastern angle".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athens, monument of Thrasyllus from below".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athens, Odeion of Herodes external view".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Olympia view across the site to river Alpheios".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Olympia steps to the treasuries".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Pony loaded with wood".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Olympia Echo colonnade".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "View between Arachova and Οδος σχιστη"
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Οδος σχιστη".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Arachova".
Part of the collection of images, 1930-39, of the British School at Athens excavations at Perachora, Corinthia. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Perachora: bronze figure of a flying Gorgon. 6th century BC ".
Part of the collection of images, 1930-39, of the British School at Athens excavations at Perachora, Corinthia. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Perachora: bronze lion from the Heraeum. Middle of 7th century BC".
Part of the collection of images, 1930-39, of the British School at Athens excavations at Perachora, Corinthia. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Perachora: ivory head dating from middle of 5th century BC".
Part of the collection of images, 1930-39, of the British School at Athens excavations at Perachora, Corinthia. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "from the temple of Hera Akraia. Ivory relief-about 7th century BC".
Part of the collection of images, 1930-39, of the British School at Athens excavations at Perachora, Corinthia. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "from the temple of Hera Akraia. Archaic terracotta head, late 7th century BC".
Part of the collection of images, 1930-39, of the British School at Athens excavations at Perachora, Corinthia. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "from the temple of Hera Akraia. Archaic terracotta head, late 7th century BC".