John Percival Droop

John Percival Droop (4 October 1882 – 26 September 1963, in Vence, France) was a British classical archaeologist. He served as the professor of classical archaeology at the University of Liverpool from 1921 to 1948. Afterwards, he examined and analyzed an Ancient Greek bowl form, dating from the 5th century BC, which later became known as Droop cups.^[1] Droop researched the temple of Artemis Orthia at Sparta.^[2]

He was the son of Henry Richmond Droop (1832–1884), the mathematician, and Clara Baily (ca. 1841 - September 7, 1921).

Works

• 1908. "Two Cyrenaic Kylikes", Journal of Hellenic Studies 28:175–179.
• 1910. "The dates of the vases called 'Cyrenaic", Journal of Hellenic Studies 30:1–34.
• 1932. "Droop Cups and the Dating of Laconian Pottery", Journal of Hellenic Studies 52:303–304.

Sources

• Dictionary of Art Historians
• obituary "Prof. J. P. Droop Classical Archaeology." Times (London) October 7, 1963, p. 15.

References

1. Dictionary of Art Historians https://dictionaryofarthistorians.org/droopj.htm
2. Anthony M. Snodgrass (2006). Archaeology and the Emergence of Greece. Cornell University Press. pp. 109–. ISBN 978-0-8014-7354-8.