Marbleworkers in the Athenian AgoraThe 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. |
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Contents
Section 1 | 2 |
Section 2 | 11 |
Section 3 | 23 |
Section 4 | 25 |
Section 5 | 30 |
Section 6 | 32 |
Section 7 | 35 |
Section 8 | 43 |
Section 9 | 49 |
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2nd century A.D. 4th century B.C. Acropolis Agora excavations akroterion Apollo Patroos Archaic period archaistic architectural sculpture Asklepios Athena Ergane Athenian Agora B.C. Boston bow drill Bryaxis carved Classical period claw copies and adaptations cult statue Cycladic decoration deities Demeter drapery drill holes Eleusis Eubouleus Euphranor famous sculptors figures finished flat chisel fragment goddess Gods Greek sculptors Hephaisteion Herakles herm-carvers Herulian destruction Herulians in A.D. industrial area southwest industrial district kithara kouros Library of Pantainos marble dust marble statues marbleworking establishments measuring points Metroon Metropolitan Museum Mikion and Menon miniature herm Mother Museum of Art Nike Nymphs Omega House painted Parthenon Pausanias Pergamene type Plutarch Praxiteles probably quarry red-figure residential and industrial reused stele Roman period round chisel sculp sculptor's workshop sculptors Mikion smoothing Socrates South Square southeastern corner statue of Apollo Stoa of Attalos Stoa of Zeus stone strap or bow surface Temple unfinished head unfinished statuette Votive relief depicting
Bibliographic information
| Title | Marbleworkers in the Athenian Agora Volume 27 of Agora Picture Book American School of Classical S American School of Classical Studies at Athens Issue 27 of Excavations of the Athenian Agora: Picture book, ISSN 0569-7425 Volume 27 of Picture Book |
| Author | Carol L. Lawton |
| Photographs by | Craig A. Mauzy |
| Contributor | American School of Classical Studies at Athens |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | ASCSA, 2006 |
| ISBN | 0876616457, 9780876616451 |
| Length | 52 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Ancient / Greece Social Science / Archaeology |
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