Sparta, Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia: Archaic female head in grey marble
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | BSA SPHS Image Collection |
| Reference No. | BSA SPHS 02/1/8174.C2744 |
| Level | Item |
| Description | Small print photograph pasted onto an index card, originally part of the SPHS image library catalogue. |
| Dimensions | 16.5 x 11 cm (index card) |
| Place |
Sparta Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia Ancient Sparta |
| Dates | 1907 |
| Donor/Creator |
The British School at Athens |
| Project | Sparta Excavation 1906-1910 |
| Scope and Content | Part of the collection of images, 1906-1910, of the British School at Athens excavations at Sparta, Laconia. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Sparta, Orltia Site. Archaic female head in grey marble (found in 1908)". |
| Notes | Date is based on related records. This object, a marble head, was probably found in 1907, although the SPHS register description indicates 1908 when the marble head of Pan/satyr seen in BSA SPHS 01/3047.8047 was found. Other views BSA SPHS 01/5009.7808 and BSA SPHS 01/5010.7809 (see related records). This index card is part of the BSA Sparta Theatre Collection, Waywell & Wilkes (Inventoried 2019). |
| Related records |
[BSA SPHS 01/5009.7808], Sparta, Sparta, Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia: Marble head, 1907
[BSA SPHS 01/5010.7809], Sparta, Sparta, Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia: Bronze fibulae: Marble head, 1907 [BSA SPHS 01/7577.C2744], Sparta, Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia: Archaic female head in grey marble, 1907 |