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. |
Contents
Section 1 | 2 |
Section 2 | 5 |
Section 3 | 7 |
Section 4 | 11 |
Section 5 | 13 |
Section 6 | 19 |
Section 7 | 25 |
Section 8 | 35 |
Section 9 | 37 |
Section 10 | 43 |
Section 11 | 47 |
Section 12 | 49 |
Common terms and phrases
2nd century A.D. 4th century B.C. Acropolis Agora excavations akroterion Apollo Patroos Archaic period archaistic architectural sculpture Asklepios associate Agorakritos Athena Ergane Athenian Agora bow drill Bryaxis carved Classical period claw copies and adaptations cult statue Cycladic decoration deities Demeter drapery drill holes early 5th Eubouleus Euphranor famous sculptors figures finished flat chisel fragment goddess Gods Greek sculptors Hellenistic statuette Hephaisteion Herakles herm-carvers Herulians in A.D. industrial area southwest industrial district kithara Library of Pantainos marble dust marble sculpture marble statues measuring points Metroon Metropolitan Museum Mikion and Menon Mother Museum of Art Nike Nymphs Omega House painted Parthenon Pausanias phranor 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 base signed statue of Apollo Stoa of Attalos Stoa of Zeus stone strap or bow surface Temple unfinished head unfinished marble basin unfinished statuette