Melos, Phylakopi: Pottery, Melian imitation of Cretan LMI vase
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | BSA SPHS Image Collection |
| Reference No. | BSA SPHS 01/4624.9474 |
| Level | Item |
| Description | The glass negative is full plate size, a copy negative. |
| Dimensions | 24 x 17.5 cm |
| Place |
Phylakopi Melos Island |
| Dates | 1911 |
| Donor/Creator |
The British School at Athens |
| Project | Phylakopi Excavation 1911 |
| Scope and Content | Part of a group of images from the continuation of excavations in 1910-1911 at Phylakopi on the island of Melos previously conducted by the British School at Athens from 1896-1899. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Phylakopi Pottery: 182 Melian imitation of Cretal LMI vase BSA xvii pl. IX". |
| Notes | Date based on the caption in the 1912 Lantern Slide Catalogue and the BSA 1910/1911 report and on the excavation and publication of the crucibles from Phylakopi in 1911. The image is duplicated in slide format in the Ashmolean Lantern Slide Teaching Collection, Oxford University, catalogue number XJ148 as "M.M. polychrome: spirals". |
| Reference |
1911. BSA 17: pl. IX. Link to article 1912 JHS 32: 8th accession to 1904 slide catalogue. lxxxi.SPHS 9474. Link to article 1913 JHS 33: Catalogue of Slides. 59.SPHS 9474. Link to article |