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Untitled [Lead figurines and miscellaneous small antiquities, Sparta Museum, Lakonia, site photos of the Menelaion, the Taygetus mountains and the river Eurotas], 1909

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Reference Code: GBR/3437/AJBW/3/15

Scope and Contents

25 whole plate photographs of small lead figurines from the excavtions at the Sanctuary of Artemis Orthis at Sparta, Lakonia.
2 photographs cut down from original full plate prints, of Geometric pottery and a small freestanding figurine.
11 half plate prints (2 cut down into a smaller size) of stone architectural elements and stone sculptures.
31 full plate photographs of architectual fragments, figurines, pottery, small objects in bone, stone and metal.
The majority of the object photographs have their museum/excvation object numbers written by AJBW in pencil on the verso.
9 whole plate photographs of the Menelaion, Sparta, Sparta town and landscape views of the Taygetus mountain range and the Eurotas river.
6 half plate prints of the Menelaion.

Dates

  • Creation: 1909

Creator

Extent

84 photographic print(s) : photographs

Custodial History

Former reference 'Wace Archive 052', Cambridge transfer, Box 12.
They came to the Archive in a brown envelope labelled by Helen Wace, 'AJBW lead figurines'.

Physical Description

Gelatin silver, gold toned photographic prints.
65 whole plate contact prints, 12 cm x 16 cm.
2 prints cut down from original full plate prints.
17 half plate prints (2 of which cut down in size), 11.2 x 17 cm
All in excellent condition.

Geographic

Repository Details

Part of the University of Cambridge: Faculty of Classics Archives Repository

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