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Roman Marble Sculptures From The Sanctua
Elise A. Friedland
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Description for Roman Marble Sculptures From The Sanctua
Hardback. This is the first publication on a deposit of broken marble statues, discovered in 1992 during excavations of the Roman Sanctuary of Pan at Caesarea Philippi , in Panias, Israel. Series: ASOR Archaeological Reports. Num Pages: 200 pages, 95 b&w figs. BIC Classification: 1QDAL; HDDC; HDDK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 221 x 280 x 16. Weight in Grams: 892.
Includes 95 b/w figures and 8 tables.
This is the first publication on a deposit of broken marble statues, discovered in 1992 during excavations of the Roman Sanctuary of Pan at Caesarea Philippi , in Panias, Israel.
From 245 fragments, twenty-nine statues ranging from colossal to miniature and representing mainstream Graeco-Roman deities and mythological figures are reconstructed. Most date stylistically to the first through the late fourth centuries AD.
A catalogue discusses each sculpture's subject, comparanda, workshop associations, and date; three interpretive chapters present the artistic and material origins of the sculptures; patterns ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
American Schools of Oriental Research United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Series
ASOR Archaeological Reports
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780897570879
SKU
V9780897570879
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About Elise A. Friedland
Elise A. Friedland is Professor of Classics in the Department of Classical and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at George Washington University Washington, DC. She is also the sculpture specialist for the Excavations at the Sanctuary of Pan at Caesarea Philippi in Israel and for the site of Jerash in Jordan.
Reviews for Roman Marble Sculptures From The Sanctua
'Friedland has done an excellent job of examining from all possible angles this difficult corpus of fragmentary statuary from Panias.' (Irene Bald Romano, Bryn Mawr Classical Review, March 2013)