Sparta: Archaic stele with hymn to Athena from the Acropolis
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | BSA SPHS Image Collection |
| Reference No. | BSA SPHS 02/1/5190.C2837 |
| Level | Item |
| Description | Small print photograph pasted onto an index card, originally part of the SPHS image library catalogue. |
| Dimensions | 16.5 x 11 cm (index card) |
| 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. Archaic stele with hymn to Athena, left hand side". |
| Notes | Date is the year listed in the description of the image in the SPHS register. The caption on the reverse of the index card reads: "Sparta 1927. Acropolis. Another stele with hymn to Athena; left hand slide." This view shows one side of the stele which has inscriptions on three sides. See related records SPHS C.2835, C.2837 and C.2838 for other sides of this stele. |
| Related records |
[BSA SPHS 01/7663.C2835], Sparta: Archaic stele with hymn to Athena from the Acropolis, 1927
[BSA SPHS 01/7664.C2836], Sparta: Archaic stele with hymn to Athena from the Acropolis, 1927 [BSA SPHS 02/1/5189.C2836], Sparta: Archaic stele with hymn to Athena from the Acropolis, 1927 [BSA SPHS 01/7665.C2837], Sparta: Archaic stele with hymn to Athena from the Acropolis, 1927 [BSA SPHS 01/7666.C2838], Sparta: Archaic stele with hymn to Athena from the Acropolis, 1927 [BSA SPHS 02/1/5191.C2838], Sparta: Archaic stele with hymn to Athena from the Acropolis, 1927 |
| Reference |
1927. BSA 29: 45-48.No. 69 (2888). Link to article |