William Sachtleben next to a Roman sarcophagus in the Kerameikos area, Athens, 1891

Item Overview

Title

William Sachtleben next to a Roman sarcophagus in the Kerameikos area, Athens, 1891

Photographer

Sachtleben, William Lewis

Date Created

January 12, 1891

Date

1891-01-12

Collection

Sachtleben (William Lewis) Papers. Collection 1841

Notes

Description

The Roman period sarcophagus probably dates to the later second century CE, and was found near the Dipylon Gate. It is now at the Kerameikos Museum (Archaiologiko Mouseio Kerameikou) in Athens.
Photograph of William Lewis Sachtleben standing next to a Roman sarcophagus in the Kerameikos area. It has the form of a couch and is decorated with relief, including the couch area on top that has the appearance of a textile. Sachtleben is standing behind his bicycle and appears to be writing in a small book.
Photograph taken during William Lewis Sachtleben's stay in Athens before embarking on a bicycle journey across Asia with Thomas Gaskell Allen Jr.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: No. 33. Jan. 12, 1891. The kavenes [Greek] or couch, a massive block of Pentelic marble in the form of a burial couch, beautifully chiselled and ornamented.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Sachtleben, William Lewis

Location

Greece--Athens

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Sarcophagi, Roman -- Greece -- Athens
Kerameikos (Athens, Greece)
Bicycle touring -- Greece