Perachora: Bone figure of Hera, probably Spartan, 700 to 650 B.C.
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | BSA SPHS Image Collection |
| Reference No. | BSA SPHS 01/6800.C6809 |
| Level | Item |
| Description | Glass negative, half plate size, a copy negative. |
| Dimensions | 16x12 cm |
| Place |
Heraeum of Perachora |
| Dates | 1936 |
| Donor/Creator |
The British School at Athens |
| Project | Perachora Excavation 1930-1939 |
| Scope and Content | Part of the collection of images from the 1936 Exhibition of Minoan Civilization and the first 50 years work of the BSA at Burlington House, London. The object is from the 1930-39 British School at Athens excavations at Perachora, Corinthia. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Bone figure of Hera, probably Spartan (700-650 BC) from Perachora". |
| Notes | Date is the year listed in the description of the image in the SPHS register. The image was created from an earlier image (C 6349), specifically for the 1936 Exhibition (see related records). |
| Related records |
[BSA SPHS 01/6555.C6349], Perachora: Ivories, 7th century [B.C.], 1930-1939
[BSA SPHS 02/1/5133.C6349], Perachora: Ivories, 7th century [B.C.], 1930-1936 |
| Reference |
1936 Exhibition Catalogue. 63.No. 243. 1937 JHS 57: 23rd accession to 1913 slide catalogue. 28.SPHS C.6809. Link to article Payne, H.G. 1940. Perachora vol. II. 2: pl. 172.A6.b. |