Perachora: Bronze sphinx and bull inscribed by Naumachos to Hera Limenia
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | BSA SPHS Image Collection |
| Reference No. | BSA SPHS 02/1/5105.C6318 |
| Level | Item |
| Description | Small print photograph pasted onto an index card, originally part of the SPHS image library catalogue. |
| Dimensions | 16.5 x 11 cm (index card) |
| Place |
Heraeum of Perachora |
| Dates | 1931 |
| Donor/Creator |
The British School at Athens |
| 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 sphinx + bull: bull inscribed by Naumachos to Hera Limenia". No negative listed in the SPHS register. |
| Notes | Date is based on the image's publication in the excavation report for 1931. On the card is the caption: "Perachora. Bronze sphinx and bull: bull inscribed by Naumachos to Hera Limenia" This image has been reproduced as C 6815 which is used for the 1936 exhibition; C 5693 is a duplicate image (see related records). |
| Related records |
[BSA SPHS 01/6806.C6815], Perachora: (a) Bronze Sphinx and (b) bronze bull with inscription, 1936
[BSA SPHS 02/1/5140.C6815], Perachora: (a) Bronze Sphinx and (b) bronze bull with inscription, 1936 |
| Reference |
1931. JHS 51 (2): 193, fig. 10. Link to article Payne, H.G. 1940. Perachora vol. I. 1: pl. 43.1. Payne, H.G. 1940. Perachora vol. I. 1: pl. 43.5. |