Perachora: Protocorinthian bronze dove, ca. 650 B.C., once attached to a bronze tripod.
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | BSA SPHS Image Collection |
| Reference No. | BSA SPHS 01/6807.C6816 |
| Level | Item |
| Description | Glass negative, half plate size, a copy negative taken from another negative. |
| Condition | The negative is framed with red tape. |
| 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: "Proto-Corinthian bronze dove from Perachora, ca. 650 BC". |
| Notes | The date 1936 is listed in the description of the image. Typewritten caption on the image reads: "248. Proto-Corinthian dove (ca 650 BC), once attached to a bronze tripod; like the lion. Perachora" is printed on the negative. This object has been reproduced for the exhibition with the addition of a caption from C 5693 or C 6307 (see related records). |
| Related records |
[BSA SPHS 02/1/5141.C6816], Perachora: Protocorinthian bronze dove, ca. 650 B.C., once attached to a bronze tripod., 1936
[BSA SPHS 01/6438.C5693], Perachora: Bronze dove, 7th century [B.C.], 1930-1934 [BSA SPHS 02/1/5097.C6307], Perachora: Bronze dove, 7th century [B.C.], 1930-1934 |
| Reference |
1936 Exhibition Catalogue. 64.No 248. Payne, H.G. 1940. Perachora vol. I. 1: pl. 41.2. |