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The Gymnasium Area

Sculpture (Corinth 23.1)

Mary C Sturgeon author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:American School of Classical Studies at Athens

Published:21st Aug '23

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Volume XXIII in the Corinth series is dedicated to the finds from the Gymnasium Area, excavated between 1965 and 1972 by James R. Wiseman and the University of Texas at Austin. Fascicle XXIII.1 presents the marble sculpture, 126 pieces dating between the 6th century B.C. and 5th century A.D. and found in or near a variety of built features, including the ornately decorated Bath-Fountain complex. Among the sculptural finds are portraits of athletes and civic officials and depictions of Dionysos, Hermes, and Aphrodite and the nymphs. Herms and statue bases also form part of the assemblage. This corpus grants us insight into the sculptural practices after the founding of the Roman colony at Corinth, and critical knowledge concerning display context, reuse, and the deposition of sculpture at a gymnasium in a large regional centre of the eastern Mediterranean.

Eine der US-amerikanischen grandes dames der griechisch-römischen Skulpturenforschung . . . . Das vorbildliche Dokumentationssystem der American School erlaubt diese zeitlich zum Teil um Jahrzehnte versetzten Bearbeitungsschritte ohne erkennbare Informationsverluste. . . . Die detaillierte Vorlage eines reichen Denkmalschatzes macht den Band unverzichtbar.
Filges, Axel, Göttinger Forum fur Altertumswissenschaft 26 (2023)

ISBN: 9780876610244

Dimensions: 305mm x 229mm x 19mm

Weight: 1170g

232 pages