Miniature Sculpture from the Athenian AgoraSmall 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. |
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| Title | Miniature Sculpture from the Athenian Agora Volume 3 of Agora Picture Book Series Issue 3 of Excavations of the Athenian Agora: Picture book Volume 3 of Picture book], [Excavations of the Athenian agora |
| Authors | Dorothy Burr Thompson, American School of Classical Studies at Athens |
| Editors | Dorothy Burr Thompson, American School of Classical Studies at Athens |
| Photographs by | Alison Frantz |
| Illustrated by | Alison Frantz |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | ASCSA, 1959 |
| ISBN | 0876616031, 9780876616031 |
| Length | 32 pages |
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