Palaikastro: Larnax cart
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | BSA SPHS Image Collection |
| Reference No. | BSA SPHS 03/3675.8802 |
| Level | Item |
| Description | Glass lantern slide, standard 3.25 x 3.25 inch square. |
| Dimensions | 8 x 8 cm |
| Place |
Palaikastro: Salandari Palaikastro |
| Dates | 1902 |
| Donor/Creator |
The British School at Athens |
| Project | Palaikastro Excavation 1902-1906 |
| Scope and Content | Part of a group of images from the British School at Athens excavations at Palaikastro, Crete in the 1902-1905. The original description in the SPHS negative register reads: "Palaikastro: [larnax] cart". |
| Notes | Date is based on the beginning of excavation at Palaikastro. According to the 1923 publication, The Unpublished objects from the Palaikastro Excavations, this object had been brought to the Museum by a local who was said to have found it in the gravel ridge east of the town of Palaikastro, possibly at the location of Salandri. |
| Related records |
[BSA SPHS 01/4244.8802], Palaikastro: Larnax cart, 1902
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| Reference |
The unpublished objects from the Palaikastro excavations, 1902-1906, Part I. 1: 17, fig. 12. |