Marbleworkers in the Athenian Agora

Marbleworkers in the Athenian Agora
Author: Carol L. Lawton
Publisher: ASCSA
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2006
Genre: Design
ISBN: 9780876616451

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The 5th-century B.C. poet Pindar remarked on the rich sculptural decoration of the Athenian Agora, and, indeed, over 3,500 pieces of various types of sculpture have been uncovered during its excavation. This full-color guide sheds new light on the marble industry in and around the Agora, including rich evidence for sculptors' workshops, their tools, and techniques. The text discusses the works of both famous and anonymous artists.

The Marble Statuettes of the Roman Period

The Marble Statuettes of the Roman Period
Author: Brian Martens
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2024-12-31
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780876612392

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The excavations of the Athenian Agora have played a major role in bringing to light the rich sculptural legacy of ancient Athens. The project's storerooms boast one of the most important bodies of sculpture from classical antiquity, covering the complete range and history of output in a storied center of artistic production. This volume presents, for the first time, the marble statuettes and statuette fragments, carved between the 1st century BCE and the 4th century CE, that have been excavated from the Agora since 1931. Comprising one in six figural sculptures found at the site, these works are testament to a thriving demand for small divine images in Roman-period Greece that has been insufficiently recognized until now. Among these broken and battered figures are the portraits of polytheistic Athens: naked Aphrodite at her bath, winged Eros assisting his mother, tired Herakles after a labor, teenage Artemis aiming her bow, attentive Asklepios dispatching cures. The author marshals a detailed and heavily illustrated catalogue of 672 objects to offer new data to the study of Greek iconography and sculptural production. Taken as a collective whole, the statuettes document the vibrant religion, society, and art of Athens and beyond.

Miniature Sculpture from the Athenian Agora

Miniature Sculpture from the Athenian Agora
Author: Dorothy Burr Thompson
Publisher: ASCSA
Total Pages: 36
Release: 1959
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780876616031

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Small sculptured figures of humans and animals have been found all over the Agora, ranging in date from the earliest occupation of Athens to the end of the Late Roman period. This booklet presents a representative sample of these carvings, ranging from elegant ivory figures of Apollo to small toy horses recovered from children's graves.

Bronzeworkers in the Athenian Agora

Bronzeworkers in the Athenian Agora
Author: Carol C. Mattusch
Publisher: ASCSA
Total Pages: 36
Release: 1982
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780876616246

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The prominence of the Temple of Hephaistos, Greek god of metalworkers, situated on a hill to the west of the Agora, reflects the esteem in which bronzeworkers were held by the Athenians. Although many of the objects these craftsmen produced have now been melted down, the statues, lamps, and vessels that remain testify to the high standards of their craftsmanship. As well as illustrating some of the surviving finished products, the author discusses the techniques used to cast bronze and the level of skill involved in producing complex metal statuary.

Ancient Portraits from the Athenian Agora

Ancient Portraits from the Athenian Agora
Author: Evelyn B. Harrison
Publisher: ASCSA
Total Pages: 36
Release: 1960-11
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780876616055

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Although the famous bronze statues seen by the Roman tourist Pausanias have been melted down, the Agora preserves a number of fine portraits in stone. While a few of these are named, most of the portraits in this booklet represent ordinary men and women; priests, athletes, and officials. Referring to over 40 black and white photos, the author discusses hairstyles, clothing and facial expressions to shed light on the individuals depicted.

Archaic and Archaistic Sculpture

Archaic and Archaistic Sculpture
Author: Evelyn Byrd Harrison
Publisher:
Total Pages: 290
Release: 1965
Genre: Art
ISBN:

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Over 170 catalogued pieces of sculpture from the Athenian Agora are divided into four sections: the genuinely Archaic in date and form, the archaistic imitating Archaic originals (late 5th century to early 4th century B.C.), and two restricted groups of sculpture common in Athens. The latter are the Hekataia (a triple Hekate figure) and the herms. The chronological range is thus from the earliest Archaic kouros (ca. 600 B.C.) through the herms and Hekataia of the Roman period. Among other questions, the author explores the nature of the archaizing movement and the different types of herms and how they were used in the Agora.

Miniature Sculpture from the Athenian Agora

Miniature Sculpture from the Athenian Agora
Author: American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1962
Genre: Athens (Greece)
ISBN:

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Funerary Sculpture

Funerary Sculpture
Author: Janet Burnett Grossman
Publisher: American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Total Pages: 409
Release: 2014-01-31
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1621390144

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Funerary Sculpture is the first volume on sculpture from the Agora in over 50 years, bringing together all the sculpted funerary monuments of the Athenian Agora, Classical through Roman periods, which were discovered during excavation from 1931 through 2009. The wide chronological span allows the author to trace changes in funerary monuments, particularly the break in customs that took place in 317 B.C., and the revival of figured monuments in the Roman period. The study consists of three essays followed by a catalogue of 389 objects. The author places the Agora sculptural fragments within the greater context of Attic funerary sculpture, moving from a general to a specific treatment of the funerary sculpture. The first essay is an overview of the study of Attic types of sculpture; the second discusses the specific features of funerary sculpture from Athens and Attica; and the third examines the characteristics of the funerary sculptures found in the Agora, thereby forming an introduction to the catalogue that follows. The catalogue includes stelai and naiskoi with female and/or male figures, sirens, decorative anthemia, funerary vessels, lekythoi, loutrophoroi, animals, mensa, columnar monuments, and more. There are separate indexes of museums, names, demes, places, and findspots, as well as a general index.