Sparta: Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia columnar inscription No. 2720
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | BSA SPHS Image Collection |
| Reference No. | BSA SPHS 01/5045.7844 |
| Level | Item |
| Description | Film negative, approximately half plate size, an original negative. |
| Dimensions | 15 x 9 cm |
| Place |
Sparta Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia Ancient Sparta |
| Dates | 1910 |
| 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: "Bomonike inscription. Sparta 1910". |
| Notes | Inscription discovered in the 1910 season of excavation in the foundation of the Roman amphitheatre at the Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia. The annotation on the border of the negative (A49413) is written on SPHS 7840 to 7844 and SPHS 8301 to 8307. The number may refer to a film roll and the dates of the images must be the same. Several of these (SPHS 7841 to 7844) are dated to 1910 in the negative register. Most of the images are similar views of inscribed stones, but SPHS 7340 shows the process of raising the inscribed stones from the ditch and SPHS 8302 to 8304 are images of pottery. |
| Reference |
1910. BSA 16: 54-55.No. 1 (2720). Link to article 1910. BSA 16: pl. VI. Link to article 1910 JHS 30: 6th accession to 1904 slide catalogue. lxxvii.SPHS 7844. Link to article 1913 JHS 33: Catalogue of Slides. 57.SPHS 7844. Link to article Dawkins, R.M. 1929. The sanctuary of Artemis Orthia at Sparta. pl. CCI. |