Perachora: Bronze figure of a flying Gorgon, 6th century B.C.
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | BSA SPHS Image Collection |
| Reference No. | BSA SPHS 01/6379.C5169 |
| Level | Item |
| Description | Glass negative, quarter plate size, a copy negative taken from a photographic print. |
| Dimensions | 10x8 cm |
| Place |
Heraeum of Perachora |
| Dates | 1930-1932 |
| Donor/Creator |
The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies |
| Project | Perachora Excavation 1930-1939 |
| Scope and Content | Part of the collection of images, 1930-39, of the British School at Athens excavations at Perachora, Corinthia. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Perachora: bronze figure of a flying Gorgon. 6th century BC ". |
| Notes | Earliest date base on the first season of excavation and latest date based on the appearance of a slide in the 1932 JHS slide accession list. "Perachora" and other writings on negative This image has been reproduced as C 6817 which is used for the 1936 exhibition (see related records). |
| Related records |
[BSA SPHS 01/6808.C6817], Perachora: Bronze Gorgon, 1936
[BSA SPHS 02/1/5142.C6817], Perachora: Bronze Gorgon, 1936 |
| Reference |
1932 JHS 52: 18th accession to 1913 slide catalogue. lx.SPHS C.5169. Link to article Payne, H.G. 1940. Perachora vol. I. 1: pl. 34.3. |