Sarta: Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia, from of temple during the excavation of the arena

Department Archive
Collection BSA SPHS Image Collection
Reference No. BSA SPHS 01/5029.7828
Level Item
Description Film negative, approximately half plate size, an original negative.
Dimensions 16 x 12cm
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: Orthia, front of temple, excavation of arena"
Notes Date based on publication of image in BSA for the 1907 season's work at Sparta. Originally the negative was thought to be missing, but it was located (2019) in the BSA Study Collection for Sparta and replaced in BSA-SPHS collection. By the description, this may be Sparta negative 107 in BSA Corporate Records - Excavation Reports. Sparta 1906, 1924-27, 1950, 1954 - Sparta Negatives for 1906 (1-18; 199-207) Negatives for 1907 (101-198). The Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia for 1907 "Front of temple and men digging archaic deposit"
Reference 1907. BSA 13: 57, fig. 6. Link to article
Dawkins, R.M. 1929. The sanctuary of Artemis Orthia at Sparta. 20, fig. 9.