Sickle inscription No. 2519 + 2622 from the Sparta Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia, Stele of Damion
| Department | Archive |
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| Collection | BSA SPHS Image Collection |
| Reference No. | BSA SPHS 02/2/7899.7760 |
| Level | Item |
| Description | Large photograph pasted onto a card with SPHS catalogue information on reverse. |
| Dimensions | Card: 23 x 28cm |
| Place |
Sparta Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia Ancient Sparta |
| Dates | 1908 |
| 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: inscriptions, Stele of Damion, Artemis Orthia p 315". |
| Notes | Lower half (No. 2519) was discovered in 1907 and the top half (No. 2622) restored in 1908. Description on reverse reads: "Stele of Damion (Artemis Orthia p. 315)" Note the catalogue number was corrected from 7740. |
| Related records |
[BSA SPHS 01/2946.7760], Sickle inscription No. 2519 + 2622 from the Sparta Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia, Stele of Damion, 1908
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| Reference |
1907. BSA 13: 187.No. 60 (2519). Link to article 1908. BSA 14: 100-101.No. 60 (2622 + 2519). Link to article Dawkins, R.M. 1929. The sanctuary of Artemis Orthia at Sparta. 314-316, fig. 139.No. 34. |