Sparta: large terracotta head
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | BSA SPHS Image Collection |
| Reference No. | BSA SPHS/1/3045.8045 |
| Level | Item |
| Description | Glass negative, full plate size, a copy negative from two half plate negatives. |
| Dimensions | 24 x 17.5 cm |
| Place |
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: large terrecotta head". |
| Notes | Date range is based on the excavation of Sparta 1906-1910. One of the half plate negatives has been scratched out; it shows an ivory plaque and a centaur as seen in one half of BSA SPHS 01/3050.8050 (see related record). |
| Related records |
[BSA SPHS/1/3050.8050], Sparta, Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia: (top) part of a large terracotta figure, (bottom) ivory plaque with a centaur and a figurine of a sphinx, 1906-1910
[BSA SPHS/1/2593.6875], Sparta, Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia: Ivory tablet depicting a combat group with two centaurs and sphinx figurine, 1906-1908 |
| Reference |
Dawkins, R.M. 1929. The sanctuary of Artemis Orthia at Sparta. pl. XLIII. |