Hititte lion monument at Arslantaş
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | BSA SPHS Image Collection |
| Reference No. | BSA SPHS 01/4863.0880 |
| Level | Item |
| Description | Glass negative, half plate size, a copy negative. |
| Dimensions | 16 x 12 cm |
| Place |
Aslantaş |
| Dates | 1891 |
| Donor/Creator |
Munro, Mr John Arthur Ruskin |
| Project | Hogarth Travels 1891-1904 |
| Scope and Content | Part of a group of images from the 1891 travels of Hogarth and Munro in Anatolia as described in Hogarth's 1896 book, A Wandering Scholar in the Levant. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Asia Minor: Hittite monuments. Lion at Arslan Tash". |
| Notes | Date attributed to the year in which Hogarth and Munro explored parts of Anatolia - see A Wandering Scholar in the Levant (1896) and 'Modern and Ancient Roads in Eastern Asia Minor'. Supplementary Papers of the Royal Geographical Society 3(5), 1893. This image appears in the SPHS Slide Set by B.I. and I.A. Lawrence (ca. 1933) The Expedition of Cyrus & Xenophon's Anabasis, slide number 23. |
| Related records |
[BSA SPHS 03/0099.0880], Hititte lion monument at Arslantaş (Arslan Tash), 1891
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| Reference |
1892. Proceedings of The Royal Geographical Society and monthly record of geography. 14 (1): 58.No. 25. 1900 JHS 20: Catalogue of Slides. lviii.Gc 5. Link to article 1904 JHS 24: Catalogue of Slides. xc.SPHS 880. Link to article 1913 JHS 33: Catalogue of Slides. 20.SPHS 880. Link to article |