Sparta: Archaic terracotta female head with ribbed hair and white slip from the Acropolis
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | BSA SPHS Image Collection |
| Reference No. | BSA SPHS 01/7692.C2864 |
| Level | Item |
| Description | Film negative, quarter plate size, an original negative. |
| Dimensions | 10 x 8 cm |
| Place |
Sparta Acropolis Ancient Sparta |
| Dates | 1927 |
| Donor/Creator |
Droop, Professor John Percival |
| Project | Sparta Excavation 1924-1927 |
| Scope and Content | Part of the collection of images, 1924-1927, of the British School at Athens excavations at Sparta, Laconia. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Sparta 1927, Acropolis. Terracotta. Archaic female head - with ribbed hair & white slip". |
| Notes | Date is the year listed in the description of the image in the SPHS register. Written on one half of the negative over another, smaller terracotta head: "Don't print this part". |
| Related records |
[BSA SPHS 02/1/5212.C2864], Sparta: Archaic terracotta female head with ribbed hair and white slip from the Acropolis, 1927
[BSA SPHS 01/7705.C2877], Sparta: Terracotta female heads from the Acropolis, 1927 [BSA SPHS 02/1/5225.C2877], Sparta: Terracotta female heads from the Acropolis, 1927 |