Caroline Henriette Emilie Haspels (15 September 1894, Colmschate – 25 December 1980,

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) was a Dutch classical archaeologist.

Life

Emilie Haspels was the daughter of George Frans Haspels. Her 1936 book ''Attic Black Figured-Lekythoi'', based on her work at the

University of Utrecht Utrecht University (UU; nl, Universiteit Utrecht, formerly ''Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht'') is a public research university in Utrecht, Netherlands. Established , it is one of the oldest universities in the Netherlands. In 2018, it had an enrollme ...

, has remained the standard on

lekythoi A lekythos (plural lekythoi) is a type of ancient Greek vessel used for storing oil (Greek λήκυθος), especially olive oil. It has a narrow body and one handle attached to the neck of the vessel, and is thus a narrow type of jug, with no po ...

since its publication. Haspels was the first to attribute the black-figured lekythoi produced in Athens between ca. 560 and 470 B.C., mostly for graves, to specific painters and workshops. From 1937 to 1939, she worked on the excavation of the Midas City in

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. Surprised by the outbreak of war, she could not return to Europe and remained in

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, where she taught at the

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. From 1946 to 1965, she was Professor of Classical Archaeology at the

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. In 1960 she became member of the

Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences ( nl, Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, abbreviated: KNAW) is an organization dedicated to the advancement of science and literature in the Netherlands. The academy is housed ...

. File:Emilie Haspels - Phrygie - title page.jpg, La cité de Midas : céramique et trouvailles diverses, Paris 1951 File:Plaster cast WP 20170131 032.jpg, She created many plaster casts that were sent back to Amsterdam and are in the collection of the Allard Pierson Museum File:Emilie Haspels index card file WP 20170131 037.jpg, Her index card file of markings at Midas City

Publications

* ''Attic black-figured lekythoi'', Paris, 1936. * ''La cité de Midas : céramique et trouvailles diverses'', Paris 1951 * ''The highlands of Phrygia : sites and monuments'', 2 vols, Princeton 1971 * ''A Misleading Lekythos in the Villa Giulia Museum'' (Talanta, 1973) *''I am the last of the travelers : Midas city excavations and surveys in the highlands of Phrygia'', ed. Dietrich Berndt ; contributions by

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. İstanbul, Arkeoloji ve Sanat Yayınları, 2009.Harvard Catalog record
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Notes

References

Biography
at historici.nl (in Dutch). * Jaap M. Hemelrijk, "In memoriam Prof. Dr. CHE Haspels, September 15, 1894 - December 25, 1980", ''Bulletin antieke beschaving. Annual Papers on Classical Archaeology'' 56:1-2, 1981 * Jaap M. Hemelrijk, "Licht in der Dunkelheit und eine Nadel im Heuhaufen. Die niederländische Archäologin CH Emilie Haspels (1894-1980) führte ein abenteuerliches Leben im Dienste der Wissenschaft", ''Antike Welt'' 37:1:80-82, 2006 {{DEFAULTSORT:Haspels, C. H. E. 1894 births 1980 deaths Classical archaeologists 20th-century Dutch archaeologists Knights of the Order of the Netherlands Lion Members of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences People from Deventer Academic staff of the University of Amsterdam Dutch women archaeologists Explorers of West Asia Academic staff of Istanbul University Expatriate academics in Turkey Dutch expatriates in Turkey Classical scholars Women classical scholars