Sparta, Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia: Terracotta masks

Department Archive
Collection BSA SPHS Image Collection
Reference No. BSA SPHS 01/3057.8057
Level Item
Description Glass negative, full plate size, a copy negative from two half plate negatives.
Dimensions 24 x 17.5 cm
Place Sparta Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia
Ancient Sparta
Dates 1906-1910
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: 2 masks".
Notes The photograph of the mask on the left is published in the results from the first season of excavation, but date range is based on the excavation of Sparta 1906-1910. The warrior mask on the right is duplicated in BSA SPHS 01/2289.6144 (see related record)
Related records [BSA SPHS 01/2289.6144], Sparta, Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia: Terracotta Masks, 1906-1910
Reference 1906. BSA 12: 342, fig. 8. Link to article
Dawkins, R.M. 1929. The sanctuary of Artemis Orthia at Sparta. pl. XLIX.
Dawkins, R.M. 1929. The sanctuary of Artemis Orthia at Sparta. pl. LII.