Cyprus, 'Baldacchino' at Acheleia
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | BSA SPHS Image Collection |
| Reference No. | BSA SPHS 03/0201.1395 |
| Level | Item |
| Description | Glass lantern slide, standard 3.25 x 3.25 inch square. |
| Dimensions | 8 x 8 cm |
| Place |
Aschelia Church |
| Dates | 1888 |
| Donor/Creator |
Gardner, Professor Ernest Arthur Smith, Mr Ravenscroft Elsey |
| Scope and Content | The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Cyprus: Aschelia. Baldachino. Devia Cypria". |
| Notes | Dates of the image based on the BSA excavation at Paphos-Kouklia (Cyprus) 1887-1888 in which Elsey Smith participated . A baldachin, or baldaquin (from Italian: baldacchino), is a canopy of state; architecturally it takes the form of a stationary canopy held up by columns, and is more correctly called a ciborium when over a high altar. |
| Reference |
Hogarth, D.G. 1889. Devia Cypria. facing 45. 1897 JHS 17: Catalogue of Slides. lxiv.Fd 15. Link to article 1904 JHS 24: Catalogue of Slides. xci.SPHS 1395. Link to article 1913 JHS 33: Catalogue of Slides. 23.SPHS 1395. Link to article |