Sparta, Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia: drawing (watercolour) of an Archaic Oinochoe
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | BSA SPHS Image Collection |
| Reference No. | BSA SPHS 01/3981.7990 |
| Level | Item |
| Description | Glass negative, quarter plate size, a copy negative from a drawing. |
| Dimensions | 10.5 x 8 cm |
| Place |
Sparta Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia Ancient Sparta |
| Dates | 1906-1909 |
| Donor/Creator |
The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies |
| 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: "Vase from Sparta: oenochoe: frieze of beasts". |
| Notes | Earliest date is based on the first season of excavation at Sparta and the latest date is based on the image appearing in the 1909 SPHS list of slide accessions. The image is duplicated in slide format in the Ashmolean Lantern Slide Teaching Collection, Oxford University, catalogue number XL206 as "Archaic oenochoe, sphinx and bird". |
| Reference |
1909 JHS 29: 5th accession to 1904 slide catalogue. lxxxi.SPHS 7990. Link to article 1913 JHS 33: Catalogue of Slides. 114.SPHS 7990. Link to article |