Athens Acropolis: Walls with Old Columns from the Old Temple of Athena
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | BSA SPHS Image Collection |
| Reference No. | BSA SPHS 01/0036.0178 |
| Level | Item |
| Description | Glass negative, quarter plate size, a copy negative taken from a mounted photographic print. |
| Condition | Black paint across the top of the image to mask the sky, beginning to flake off in places. |
| Dimensions | 10.5 x 8 cm |
| Place |
Athens Acropolis Athens |
| Dates | Latest 1899 |
| Donor/Creator |
Harrison, Miss Jane Ellen |
| Scope and Content | The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athens: Acropolis walls with old columns". |
| Notes | Latest date based on the mention of Miss Jane Harrison's negatives added to the collection in the 1899 volume of the Journal of Hellenic Studies (p. xxxv in 'Proceedings of the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. Session 1898-99' The Journal of Hellenic Studies, Vol. 19 (1899), pp. xxxiii-xliv). Handwriten caption below the print: "Drums of tufa columns from the fragments of the old temple between the Parthenon & Erechtheum built into the walls of the Acropolis when it was fortified after the Persian Wars between B.C. 479-470". Possibly a commercial negative with "Ak39" written on the lower right of the image. SPHS Lectures & Slide Sets: A.H. Smith, ca. 1933. The Acropolis of Athens. Slide number 11. |
| Reference |
1904 JHS 24: Catalogue of Slides. xci.SPHS 178. Link to article 1913 JHS 33: Catalogue of Slides. 36.SPHS 178. Link to article |