Sparta, Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia: Terracotta Masks

Department Archive
Collection BSA SPHS Image Collection
Reference No. BSA SPHS 01/2289.6144
Level Item
Description Glass negative, full plate size, a copy negative.
Dimensions 21.5 x 16 cm
Place Sparta Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia
Ancient Sparta
Dates 1906-1910
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: Masks".
Notes Mask on the left is published in the first season of excavation, but date range is based on the excavation of Sparta 1906-1910. Warrior mask (right) is also shown in BSA SPHS 01/3057.8057 (see related record).
Related records [BSA SPHS 01/3057.8057], Sparta, Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia: Terracotta masks, 1906-1910
Reference 1906. BSA 12: 340, fig. 5. Link to article
Dawkins, R.M. 1929. The sanctuary of Artemis Orthia at Sparta. pl. L.
Dawkins, R.M. 1929. The sanctuary of Artemis Orthia at Sparta. pl. LII.