Distant view of Menelaion near Sparta
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | BSA SPHS Image Collection |
| Reference No. | BSA SPHS 01/3803.6712.2 |
| Level | Item |
| Description | Film negative, approximately quarter plate size, a copy negative. |
| Dimensions | 12.5 x 7.5 cm |
| Place |
Sparta Menelaion |
| 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: the Menelaeum distant view". |
| Notes | Date is based on the publication of the image in BSA for 1909. The images is used in SPHS Slide Sets: A.J. Toynbee, ca. 1921. Greek Life and the Greek Environment [later changed to The Geography of Greece]. Slide number 14 and [no author], ca. 1932. Greek Scenery. Slide number 6. The image is duplicated in slide format in the Ashmolean Lantern Slide Teaching Collection, Oxford University, catalogue number XB342 as "Eurotas: plain, the Menelaum". |
| Related records |
[BSA SPHS 01/2429.6712.1], Distant view of Menelaion near Sparta, 1909
[BSA SPHS 03/2430.6712], Distant view of Menelaion near Sparta, 1909 |
| Reference |
1909. BSA 15: frontispiece. Link to article 1909 JHS 29: 5th accession to 1904 slide catalogue. lxxxi.SPHS 6712. Link to article 1913 JHS 33: Catalogue of Slides. 44.SPHS 6712. Link to article |