Sparta: Trench alongside Late Roman walls, showing rediscovered inscriptions
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | BSA SPHS Image Collection |
| Reference No. | BSA SPHS 01/2437.6719 |
| Level | Item |
| Description | Glass negative, full plate size, a copy negative. |
| Dimensions | 24 x 17.5 cm |
| Place |
Sparta Acropolis Ancient Sparta |
| Dates | 1909 |
| Donor/Creator |
The British School at Athens |
| Project | Sparta Excavation 1906-1910 |
| Scope and Content | Part of the collection of images, 1906-1910, of the British School at Athens excavations at Sparta, Laconia. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Sparta: trench alongside Late Rom. walls showing rediscovered inscrip.". |
| Notes | Date attributed to excavation along Late Roman walls which surround the Medieval kastro of Sparta and the discovery of buried inscriptions. The inscriptions had been copied by Fourmont in 1729 and then buried by him in order to preserve them. |
| Reference |
1909. BSA 15: 88, fig. 1. Link to article |