Olympia: Inside the 'Workshop of Pheidas'
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | BSA SPHS Image Collection |
| Reference No. | BSA SPHS 01/1865.4620 |
| Level | Item |
| Description | Film negative, approximately quarter plate size, an original negative. |
| Dimensions | 9 x 8.5 cm |
| Place |
Olympia: Byzantine Basillica Ancient Olympia |
| Dates | Latest 1904 |
| Donor/Creator |
Baker-Penoyre, Mr John ff. |
| Scope and Content | The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Olympia: inside the 'work shop of Pheidias'". |
| Notes | This images does not appear in any of the published slide catalogues in JHS, but other images of Olympia donated by John ff. Baker-Penoyre added to the 1904 slide catalogue. Probable latest date based on this association. |
| Further information | The sanctuary of Olympia in present-day Elis is known for having been the site of the Olympic games in classical times. It consists of various secular and religious buildings both within the temenos and outside. Remains of votive burnt offerings which were found in situ date back to the 10th c. BC while the first Olympic festival took place in the 8th c. BC. The earliest evidence of building activity on the site dates from around 600 BC. The classical period, between the 5th and 4th centuries BC, was the golden age of Olympia. The site flourished during the Hellenistic and the Roman periods. The last Olympic games were organised in 393. The same year Theodosios I officially banned the games. For a very short period, until the end of the 6th c. the site was inhabited by a small Christian community that converted Pheidias workshop into a Christian basilica. |