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 | 5 |
Section 2 | 11 |
Section 3 | 19 |
Section 4 | 32 |
Section 5 | 37 |
Section 6 | 43 |
Section 7 | 47 |
Section 8 | 51 |
Common terms and phrases
2nd century A.D. 4th century B.C. adaptations Agora excavations Alkamenes Apollo Patroos Archaic period associated Athena Athena Ergane Athenian attributed basins became block body bronze building carved channels chisel Christian Classical claw collection copy corner cutting decorated deities Demeter drill early establishments Eubouleus evidence face famous figures final finished flat chisel floors fragment Gods Greek hand head Hekate held Hephaisteion Hermes Herulian holes included indicate industrial district inscribed known Late Library of Pantainos located marble sculpture marbleworkers marks measuring Metropolitan Museum Mikion and Menon modeling Mother Nymphs occupied Omega House original outlines paint Pausanias perhaps Phidias philosophical Photograph pieces portrait probably quarry residential and industrial reused Roman Roman period rooms rough sculptors served showing side signed smoothing Socrates stages statue bases statuette Stoa stone Street surface Temple tool traces unfinished workshop worshipped
Bibliographic information
| Title | Marbleworkers in the Athenian Agora Volume 27 of Agora Picture Book American School of Classical S 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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