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About the 1936 Exhibition Collection

The British School at Athens celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1936 with a large public exhibition at Burlington House at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. The exhibition, British Archaeological Discoveries in Greece and Crete 1886-1936, consisted of a special display of Minoan culture related to the discoveries at Knossos by Sir Arthur Evans as well as the excavations of the School including: Phylakopi, Kamares Cave, Palaikastro, Mycenae, Sparta, Perachora, Thessaly, Macedonia, Lesbos, Cyprus, Ithaca, and Megalopolis (Arcadia). It also included displays of Travels and Studies in Greece and Asia Minor, the Genose in the Levant, Monasteries in Athos, Byzantine Music, Byzantine Architecture and Decorative Arts, Greek Island Embroideries, Special Studies of Greek Pottery and Sculpture, Restoration of Ancient Monuments, Studies of Modern Greek Life and the School buildings and officers.

Since original ancient artifacts could not be transported to the exhibition in London, the displays consisted of replicas of ancient artifacts, modern ethnographic artifacts and illustrative panels with original watercolour drawings, many of which were done by Émile Gilliéron and Piet de Jong, and photographs.

The 1936 Exhibition Collection contains the surviving panels with original artwork from this exhibition.

354: Naukratite Vases [1936/2/2/47], 354: Naukratite Vases

Card base with four colour illustrations on thicker board attached, labelled with the pasted letters a,c,b,d. The number 354 is pasted in the lower left corner. "Naukratis E.A. Gardner D.G. Hogarth H.L. Lorimer" is written in ink in the lower right corner; "H.L. Lorimer" was written on a separate piece of paper and pasted on. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Naukratite vases in principle varieties of this style. a, b. External decoration with fine pale glaze and polychrome. c. Internal decoration of lotus pattern in white and red on black. d. The horsemen have been painted on a black ground bearing a red pattern. But an ample margin of unpatterned black has been left round each figure to prevent the colours running or flaking. This vase also bears a local dedication. (Miss H.L. Lorimer)."

355: Rhitsona in Boeotia [1936/2/2/48], 355: Rhitsona in Boeotia

Card base with five watercolour illustrations attached, labelled with the pasted letters a,b,c,c,d. The number 355 is pasted in the lower left corner. "Rhitsona R.M.Burrows P.Ure" is written in ink in the lower right corner. Beside each image is a later annotation in pencil giving a bibliographic reference. The original description in the catalogue reads: "a. Statuette of a goddess, gaily painted, with genial archaic features: 600-500 B.C. b. Cook, grating cheese: his carving knife lies on a rest beside him: 600-500 B.C. c. Polychrome cup: a chieftain mounts to his seat beside the charioteer. d. Naukratite vase, of imported fabric (cf. 354 above): farmyard scene: about 550 B.C. The late R. M. Burrows; Professor P. N. Ure."

361: Reconstructions by Humfry Payne [1936/2/2/50], 361: Reconstructions by Humfry Payne

Card base with three images attached, with a pasted letter a between the top tow and a pasted b beneath the lower one. The number 361 is pasted in the lower left corner. To the right of the lower image is a later annotation in pencil giving a bibliographic reference. The original description in the catalogue reads: "a. Bottom of a Proto-Corinthian Pyxis, from the Argive Heraeum; left, as originally put together; right, as reconstructed by Payne; water-colour by P. de Jong. b. Proto-Corinthian cup, at Ægina."

362: Drawings of Lions [1936/2/2/51], 362: Drawings of Lions

Card base with ten illustrations attached, labelled with the pasted letters a-i, with the final two images both having the single label i. The number 362 is pasted in the lower corner, Some of the images have beside them later annotations in pencil giving bibliographic references. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Drawings of lions. a,b. From Attic vases (c. 600 B.C.). c. From the Tomb of Menekrates at Corfu (c. 650 B.C). d,f. From Corinthian vases. g,i. Plastic vases in the form of lions. h. Stone lion from Nineveh."

364: Drawings of Figures and Ornaments [1936/2/2/52], 364: Drawings of Figures and Ornaments

Card base with eight images attached, with later labels in pencil to the left a-f: the final four images are in two pairs with one letter per pair. The number 364 is pasted to the lower left. Large amounts of the card has been removed; it is unclear how many images there were originally. There is a circled 3 written in pencil in the top left corner. Most of the images have later annotations in pencil beside them, giving bibliographic references. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Drawings of figures and ornaments on proto-Corinthian and Corinthian vases."

374: Votive Terracotta Reliefs in the Acropolis Museum [1936/2/2/54], 374: Votive Terracotta Reliefs in the Acropolis Museum

Card base with five illustrations and two black and white photographs attached in three columns; the two images in the leftmost column each have beside them a pasted label a, the two in the right column each have the pasted label b, and the centre three, which are on a different piece of card that has been attached to the base card, have beneath the the pasted labels c, d, and e. The number 374 is pasted in the lower left corner. "Acropolis Terracottas C.A. Hutton" is written in ink in the lower right corner. Beneath the lower right most image is a later annotation in pencil giving a bibliographic reference. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Athena Ergané (a): seated figure, spinning. Drawing and photograph. b. Athena Promachos mounting her war-chariot. Drawing and photograph. c. Heracles wrestling with the Nemean Lion. d. Head of the Gorgon from the shield of a figure of Athena Promachos. e. Lyre player, possibly Apollo: fragment of a relief."

375: Studies of Greek Sculpture [1936/2/2/55], 375: Studies of Greek Sculpture

Card base with four black and white photographs and one illustration attached, labelled with pasted letters b, a, c, e, d. The number 375 is pasted in the lower left corner. "Sculpture F.W. Hasluck A.J.B.Wace" is written in ink in the lower right corner. Some the of the images have beside them later annotations in pencil giving bibliographic references. The original description in the catalogue reads: "a. Archaic relief of Herakles, found near Cyzicus. Constantinople Museum, late sixth century. b. Funerary relief, from Angelona in Laconia: c. 470 B.C. A simple and dignified composition, some of the details are rather crude, the right hand is clumsy and the feet very long and flat (Photograph by A.J.B. Wace). c. Mourning youth, a funerary relief from Geraki in Laconia, sketchy in execution and not too well drawn, but full of feeling. d. Seated Hellenistic goddess, perhaps Kore Soteira, who was worshipped at Cyzicus, as her footstool is decorated with pomegranate. Found near Cyzicus. e. Marble statue base at Cyzicus. Between vertical tridents are dolphins and half-galleys. There are two inscriptions: the longer in prose appears in the drawing, a shorter one in verse is on the other side. Both commemorate the clearing of 'the long choked channels and lagoon,' probably between Cyzicus and the mainland, by Queen Antonia Tryphaena, descended through her mother from Mark Antony. (Photographs (a,c,d,e) by F.W.Hasluck)."

376: Charioteer, for the Athenian Acropolis [1936/2/2/56], 376: Charioteer, for the Athenian Acropolis

Card base with one illustration on a thick board attached. The number 376 is pasted in the lower left corner. In the lower right corner is a later annotation in pencil, giving a bibliographic reference. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Charioteer, from the Acropolis of Athens: an archaic relief of the pre-Persian period: the soft forms and elaborate detail are typical of Ionian art. (Illustration for Acropolis Catalogue Vol. I, by the late Guy Dickins, Student 1904-13)."

377: Votive Relief of a Sandal [1936/2/2/57], 377: Votive Relief of a Sandal

Card base with two black and white photographs and one illustration attached, labelled with pasted letters a-c. The number 377 is pasted in the lower left corner. "Relief to Asklepios G.P.Byzantinos" is written in in in the lower right corner; "The sandal is 22 in. high" is written in ink in a smaller size on the left side of the base. Each image has beside it a later annotation in pencil giving a bibliographic reference. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Votive relief of a sandal, dedicated by Silon to Askleipios: found near the Sanctuary of Asklepios at Athens: c. 300 B.C. a. The sandal. The curious sinkings probably represent the openings in the sandal for its straps. The relief may commemorate the cure of a foot disease. But, since is it the sandal, not the foot, that is represented, it may record an escape from snake-bite by the thickness of the sandal. (G.P. Byzantinos). b. The whole monument, showing the sandal, snake and inscription. c. The inscription: in this drawing the sandal has been removed from the plinth."

378: Kynosarges [1936/2/2/58], 378: Kynosarges

Card base with two black and white photographs attached, labelled with the pasted letter a and b. The number 378 is pasted in the lower left corner. "Kynosarges" is written in ink in the lower right corner, with a circled 7 in pencil below; "The relief is 21 in. high" is written in a smaller size on the left side of the base. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Kynosarges... a. Part of a mourning group on a tombstone from Kynosarges. The person commemorated is missing: he grasped the hand of the remaining male figure: about 400 B.C. b. Ionic capital from Kynosarges."

380: Reconstruction of the Temple-Sculptures at Aegina [1936/2/2/59], 380: Reconstruction of the Temple-Sculptures at Aegina

Card base with one illustration and two photographs attached; two are labelled with pasted letters a and b below them, while the third in the lower right corner has c written in pencil to the upper left. The number 380 is pasted in the lower left corner. To the right is written in ink "Aeginetan Marbles", while below the lower right image is written an 'x' in pencil and "Duncan Mackenzie" in ink. Beside images a and b are later annotations in pencil giving bibliographic references. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Reconstruction of the temple-sculptures at Aegina...a. Reconstruction of the East pediment, showing the figure of a fallen warrior, by Duncan Mackenzie, student 1895-99, and devoted associate of Sir Arthur Evans at Knossos. The drawing is by D. Theodore Fyfe, with minor alterations by Walter George. b. The torso of the Fallen Warrior. c. Duncan Mackenzie at work."

381: Four Fragments of Sculpture from Lykosoura [1936/2/2/60], 381: Four Fragments of Sculpture from Lykosoura

Card base with four black and white photographs attached, each labelled beneath with a pasted letter from a-d. The number 381 is pasted in the lower left corner. "Damophon G.Dickens" is written in ink in the lower right corner; above this is written in faint pencil " can't find [...] BSA or JHS." The original description in the catalogue reads: "Reconstruction of the group by Damophon at Lykosoura... Four fragments of sculpture from Lykosoura, already known in 1906. a. Head of the giant Anytos. b. Head of Demeter. c. Head of Artemis. d. Part of the embroidered veil of Despoina."

382: Restoration of the Group by Damophon [1936/2/2/61], 382: Restoration of the Group by Damophon

Card base with three printed illustrations and one photograph attached, each labelled beneath with pasted letters from a-d. The number 382 is pasted in the lower left corner. "Damophon G. Dickens" is written in ink in the lower right corner. Beside each image is a later annotation in pencil giving a bibliographic reference. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Restoration of the group by Damophon. a. Drawing of existing fragments of group indicating their position in the restoration. b. Drawing of part of embroidered veil of Despoina: the surface has been 'spread out' so as to show the details of its decoration. c. The restoration by the late Guy Dickins. (Drawings by F. Ogilvie) d. Coin of Megalopolis: on the reverse is a representation of the group by Damophon in the neighbouring sanctuary at Lykosoura."

390: The Villa Ariadne [1936/2/2/63], 390: The Villa Ariadne

Card base with four black and white photographs attached. The number 390 is pasted in the lower left corner. The original description in the catalogue reads: "The Villa Ariadne… Views of the Villa, Taverna, and Garden."

Humfry G.G. Payne [1936/2/2/65], Humfry G.G. Payne

Black and white photograph of a man (Humfry Payne) sitting on a chair indoors. This item does not have a description in the catalogue, nor can it be seen in any of the images of the exhibition that we have.

Alan A. Blakeway [1936/2/2/66], Alan A. Blakeway

Black and white photograph of a man (Alan Blakeway) standing holding his hat, with a landscape in the background. This item does not have a description in the catalogue

394: Cretan Life; R.C. Bosanquet [1936/2/2/68], 394: Cretan Life; R.C. Bosanquet

Card base with five black and white photographs attached, labelled with the pasted letters a,c,b,d,e. The number 294 is pasted in the lower left corner. "Cretan Life R. C. Bosanquet" is written in ink in the lower right corner. Framed. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Photographs by the late R.C. Bosanquet, Student 1892-7, and afterwards Director 1900-06. a. Potters at Pediadha in Crete. The master potter is finishing the rim of one of the huge shapely jars used for storage. His mate is seated slowly revolving the jar with a simple mechanism, clearly shown beneath the jar on the potter's right. At the potter's feet lies a mass of unworked clay. in the left-hand corner is one of the circular stands or turntables on which the pot revolves. The family and the mule stand by. b. General view of the kilns at Pediadha. c, d. Scenes from a village feast at Palaikastro in Crete. (c) The singer with hand on heart is improvising, to the accompaniment of viol and drum. (d) A wrestling bout between two workmen on the beach. e. Village feast at Praisos in Crete."

395: Karpathos [1936/2/2/69], 395: Karpathos

Card base with five ink illustrations attached, each labelled beneath with a pasted letter from a-r. The number 395 is pasted in the lower left corner. "Karpathos. R.M. Dawkins" is written in ink in the lower right corner. Each image has beside it a later annotation in pencil giving a bibliographic reference. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Karpathos was visited by R.M. Dawkins in 1903, and described, with its dialect, in two papers in the Annual. a. Sketch map of Karpathos, based on the British Admiralty Chart. b, c. Elymbos. (b) The village; (c) the approach from the sea. d. Wooden lock, of a type found in many Greek islands, though it is fast disappearing. e. Wooden olive-press and olive-mill: these presses are now everywhere superseded by iron screw-presses."

396: The Temple of Apollo in Sikinos [1936/2/2/70], 396: The Temple of Apollo in Sikinos

Card base with one black and white photograph and one black and white plan attached, each labelled beneath with [pasted letters a-b. The number 396 is pasted in the lower left corner. "Sikinos R.M. Dawkins" is written in ink in the lower right corner. Each image has beside it a later annotation in pencil giving a bibliographic reference. The original description in the catalogue reads: "The temple of Apollo in Sikinos is of Hellenic date and construction; but, by the addition of an apse and a belfry, the classical building has been adapted for use as a Greek church, and as such it is still occasionally used. A Greek temple has thus survived; partly, too, because of the extreme remoteness of the island. (Photograph and plan by R.M. Dawkins). a. View of the façade and entrance. b. Ground plan of the temple."

397: Greek islands; A.J.B. Wace [1936/2/2/71], 397: Greek islands; A.J.B. Wace

Card base with six black and white photographs attached, labelled with pasted letters a,c,b,e,d,f. The number 397 is pasted in the lower left corner. "Greek Islands A.J.B. Wace" is written in ink in the lower right corner. One later annotation in pencil giving a bibliographic reference. Framed. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Carved and gilt screens in the churches (a) of St. Athanasios in Skopelos (ancient Peparethos); (b) of the Panagia Portaritissa in Astypalaia. These richly-carved screens are common in Greek lands, especially in the islands and in the north, in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries: these two examples belong to the latter. c. The town of Skopelos, from above, with the land-locked bay behind. d. The town and ports of Leros, from the Caste of the Knights of St. John from Rhodes. e. The acropolis of Telos; a double flight of steps within the gate. f. The gate in the Hellenic wall of Nisyros, like (e) a fine example of Greek military architecture. (Photographs by A.J.B. Wace)."

398: Scenes from Greek Mumming Plays [1936/2/2/72], 398: Scenes from Greek Mumming Plays

Card base with five black and white photographs and one ink illustration attached, labelled with pasted letter a-f. The number 398 is pasted in the lower left corner. "Mumming Plays A.J.B. Wace" is written in ink in the lower left corner. Beside each image is a later annotation in pencil giving a bibliographic reference, except beside image a where it is written "Can't find." Framed. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Scenes from Greek mumming plays, recorded in different places by A.J.B. Wace. a. Masquerade in the snow at Hagios Georgios, near Viza, Thrace. b. A mummer in Scyros. c-f. Mummers on May Day on Mount Pelion, Thessaly. Man, the Old Woman, and the Doctor. d. The Death of the Old Man. e. The Arrival of the Doctor. f. The Doctor at work, restoring the Old Man to life."

106: Late Helladic I and II from Kalkani Cemetery [1936/1/4/6], 106: Late Helladic I and II from Kalkani Cemetery

Card base with seven illustrations of pots attached. The number 106 is painted in the lower left corner. The images are labelled a-g in pencil, except for f (1936/01/04/06/06), for which the number is pasted on. A section containing items 1936/01/04/06/03 and 04 (c and d) was previously cut out, and has been taped back in; these two images each have next to them a circled x with an arrow pointing to the image. Each of the images except those on the cut out panel have later annotations in biro beside them. giving bibliographic references. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Late Helladic I and II. From Kalkani Cemetery, Tombs 516 and 518, with characteristic designs of Late Helladic I (1600-1500 B.C.) except (f), which is Late Helladic II (1500-1400 B.C.)."

109: Late Helladic I and II. From Kalkani Cemetery (515, 518, 529, 532) [1936/1/4/9], 109: Late Helladic I and II. From Kalkani Cemetery (515, 518, 529, 532)

Card base with eight illustrations of pots attached. The number 109 is painted in the lower left corner. Beside or below each image is written in pencil the letters a-g. Beside each image except d and h (1936/01/04/09/04,08) are later annotations in biro giving bibliographic references. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Late Helladic I and II. From Kalkani Cemetery (515, 518, 529, 532); L.H. II (1500-1400 B.C.)."

110: Late Helladic I and II. From "Tomb of Aegisthus" and Kalkani Cemetery (518, 529) [1936/1/4/10], 110: Late Helladic I and II. From "Tomb of Aegisthus" and Kalkani Cemetery (518, 529)

Card base with 7 illustrations of pots attached. The number 110 painted in the lower left corner. The lower six images (1936/01/04/10/02-07) are labelled in pencil a-d, and each have a later annotation in biro giving bibliographic references. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Late Helladic I and II. From "Tomb of Aegisthus" and Kalkani Cemetery (518, 529): Late Helladic II (1500-1400 B.C.). "

115: Painted stucco from the hearth in the palace Megaron [1936/1/4/15], 115: Painted stucco from the hearth in the palace Megaron

Card base with five images of frescoes attached. The number 115 is pasted in the lower left corner. Three of the images (1936/01/04/15/01-03) are labelled with a pasted 'a', and the following two with 'b' and 'c'. A later annotation in biro with arrows pointing the the images labelled a gives a bibliographic reference. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Painted stucco from the hearth in the palace Megaron: and other fragments: all L.H. III (1400-1100 B.C.). a. Wave patterns: hearth, first, second, fifth, sixth layers. b. Step of painted stucco found near the Western Portal. c. Chariot, reconstructed from fragments of stucco, probably found in the Megaron."

203: View of the Site, looking East [1936/2/1/4], 203: View of the Site, looking East

A black and white photograph looking down into the bay and site, with the sea on the right. A small amount of the original card base is visible at certain points along the edges. The original description in the catalogue reads: "View of the site, looking East. In the foreground, the third temple of Hera Akraia. Beyond, the first temple and the fourth-century portico. Hellenistic buildings and the sanctuary of Hera Limenia, up the hill."