Perachora: Bronze lion probably off a tripod, ca. 650 B.C.
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | BSA SPHS Image Collection |
| Reference No. | BSA SPHS 01/6810.C6819 |
| 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: "Bronze lion, probably off a tripod, from Perachora, ca. 650 BC". |
| Notes | The date 1936 is listed in the description of the image. Typewritten caption on the image reads: "256. Lion, probably from a tripod. Cast solid: the finest of all the small bronzes from Perachora. The simplification of forms, the cleanness of line, and the tenseness are the best qualities of proto-Corinthian art (c 650 BC)" is printed on the negative. This object has been reproduced for the exhibition with the addition of a caption from C 6306 (see related record). |
| Related records |
[BSA SPHS 02/1/5096.C6306], Perachora: Bronze lion (rampant, regardant), 7th century [B.C.], 1931
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| Reference |
1936 Exhibition Catalogue. 64.No 256. Payne, H.G. 1940. Perachora vol. I. 1: pl. 39. |