Rhitsona [ancient Mycalessus]: 'Cheese Grater' Male Terracotta Figurine
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | BSA SPHS Image Collection |
| Reference No. | BSA SPHS 01/0017.A29 |
| Level | Item |
| Description | The glass negative is a quarter plate size, a copy negative taken from a print. |
| Dimensions | 10.5 x 8 cm |
| Place |
Rhitsona |
| Dates | 1907 |
| Donor/Creator |
The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies |
| Project | Rhitsona Excavation 1907-1909 |
| Scope and Content | Part of a group of images from the British School at Athens excavations at Rhitsona in Boeotia in 1907 and 1908. The original description in the SPHS negative register reads: "Terra cotta from Rhitsona: cheese grater. (BSA. XIV.pl.7b)". Listed as a Colour Slide in the SPHS negative register (A series), but the negative is black and white. |
| Notes | Date based on the excavation of Rhitsona (ancient Mycalessus) and its publication. The A series of negatives were created for colour slides produced from a colour drawings by 1913. However, the extant negatives marked in the A series are black and white. |
| Reference |
1908. BSA 14: pl. VII.B. Link to article 1913 JHS 33: Catalogue of Slides. 11.SPHS A.29. Link to article 1913 JHS 33: Catalogue of Slides. 111.SPHS A.29. Link to article 1921 JHS 41: Slide Sets. lxi.SPHS A.29. Link to article |