Plaster case of a female statue, upper part from Lyon and the bottom part from the Acropolis Museum
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | BSA SPHS Image Collection |
| Reference No. | BSA SPHS 01/6811.C6820 |
| Level | Item |
| Description | Glass negative, half plate size, a copy negative possibly taken from another negative. |
| Condition | Image framed with red tape. |
| Dimensions | 16x12 cm |
| Place |
Athens Acropolis Athens |
| Dates | 1936 |
| Donor/Creator |
The British School at Athens |
| Scope and Content | Part of the collection of images from the 1936 Exhibition of Minoan Civilization and the first 50 years work of the BSA at Burlington House, London. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Aphrodite of Lyons with Acropolis fragments". |
| Notes | Date is based on the fact that the negative was created for the 1936 Exhibition of Minoan Civilization and the first 50 years work of the BSA at Burlington House in London. Printed on the negative: "Cast of a female statue from the Acropolis. The upper part is in Lyons, and used to be regarded as an Aphrodite, of Ionian workmanship. Payne saw that it belonged to the same statue as the lower, in the Acropolis Museum". |
| Reference |
1936 Exhibition Catalogue. 82.No. 369. |