Drawings of Kamares Vases from the Kamares Cave
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | BSA SPHS Image Collection |
| Reference No. | BSA SPHS 01/0010.A20 |
| Level | Item |
| Description | The glass negative is a quarter plate size, a copy negative. |
| Dimensions | 10.5 x 8 cm |
| Place |
Kamares Cave |
| Dates | 1913-1917 |
| Donor/Creator |
The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies |
| Project | Kamares Cave Excavation 1913 |
| Scope and Content | Part of the collection of images of the British School at Athens excavations at Kamares Cave, Crete in 1913. The original description in the SPHS negative register reads: "Kamares vases BSA excavations 1913". The drawing was possibly done by J.P. Droop. Listed as a Colour Slide in the SPHS negative register (A series), but the negative is black and white. |
| Notes | Earliest date based on the excavation of the Kamares Cave and the latest date from its entry in the 1917 slide catalogue. The A series of negatives were created for colour slides produced from a colour drawings, but the extant negatives marked in the A series are black and white. |
| Reference |
1913. BSA 19: pl. X (top). Link to article 1917 JHS 37: 4th accession to 1913 slide catalogue. lxv.SPHS A.20. Link to article |