Sparta, Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia: Drawing of two views of a terracotta mask, showing tattooing

Department Archive
Collection BSA SPHS Image Collection
Reference No. BSA SPHS 01/2533.6815
Level Item
Description Glass negative, quarter plate size, a copy negative from a drawing.
Dimensions 10.5 x 8 cm
Place Sparta Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia
Ancient Sparta
Dates 1906
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: masks, 2 views of rather conventionalised head, showing 'tattooing'".
Notes Date based on related records. Photograph of the mask is seen in BSA SPHS 01/2583.6865 and BSA SPHS 01/3059.8059 (see related records).
Related records [BSA SPHS 01/2583.6865], Sparta, Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia: Terracotta masks, 1906-1908
[BSA SPHS 01/3059.8059], Sparta, Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia: Terracotta masks, 1906-1908
Reference 1907 JHS 27: 3rd accession to 1904 slide catalogue. lxxvi.SPHS 6815. Link to article
1908 JHS 28: 4th accession to 1904 slide catalogue. lxxxii.SPHS 6815. Link to article
1913 JHS 33: Catalogue of Slides. 111.SPHS 6815. Link to article