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Hellenistic Art and Architecture

Regional Schools in Hellenistic Sculpture
edited by Olga Palagia and William Coulson
Essays describing recent research and new discoveries of Hellenistic sculpture, based on papers presented at an international conference at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens in 1996. 350p, illus (Oxbow Monograph 90, 1998)
Hardback. Publisher's Price GB £65.00, Our Price GB £10.00

Theatre at Butrint
by Oliver J. Gilkes
Although the manuscript that was to form the final report on the site of Butrint was written in 1934, it remained unpublished until now. This monograph includes Luigi Maria Ugolini's report on his excavations at Butrint between 1928 and 1932, and the Italian Archaeological Mission to Albania, with updated comment and new essays providing background information. A new assessment of the theatre by Frank Sear, placed within the context of other ...
Hardback. Price GB £72.00

Deir el-Bahari in the Hellenistic and Roman Periods: A Study of an Egyptian Temple Based on Greek Sources
by Adam Lajtar
The temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari at Luxor is one of the most fascinating architectural monuments of Ancient Egypt. It has been explored and reconstructed by Polish archaeologists for several decades and the present volume is the most recent result of these activities. The author tracks the history of the sanctuary in the Ptolemaic and Roman periods when it housed a lively cult of two Ancient Egyptian `saints', the deified sages ...
Hardback. Price GB £89.00

Hellenistic Sculpture I: The styles of ca. 331-200 BC
by Brunhide Sismondo Ridgeway
Innovations in style and technique introduced during the 3rd century BC make sculptures of this period particularly difficuly to date and place. This important volume, now available in paperback, identifies securely dated works and proposes a 3rd-century ...
Paperback. Price GB £15.95

Excavations at Nemea: Volume 2: Early Hellenistic Stadium
Miller, Stephen G
Since 1974, under the direction of Stephen Miller, the Classics Department of the University of California, has been excavating at Nemea, one of four sites in Greece of ancient athletic games and festivals. This second volume in the Excavations at Nemea series presents the Early Hellenistic Stadium, used to celebrate the games from c.330 to 271 BC. The presentation of remains includes findings on related structures - the entrance tunnel ...
Hardback. Price GB £83.00

Shechem IV: The Persian-Hellenistic Pottery of Shechem/Tell Balât'ah
by Nancy L. Lapp
This is the final publication of the Persian and Hellenistic pottery from the American Joint Expedition to Shechem, 1956-1968. Since these were the last periods of occupation of the site, most of the pottery comes from the early seasons, especially 1956, 1957, 1960, and 1962. The later strata were defined by these excavations as Early Persian (Stratum V) and Early Hellenistic to Late Hellenistic (Strata IV-I). This volume presents the complete ...
Hardback. Price GB £55.00

Hellenistic Art from Alexander the Great
by Lucilla Burn
So much has been written about Hellenistic art that it is often difficult to find new ways of looking at the art and interpreting its meaning. In this introduction to Hellenistic art Lucilia Burn presents a more balanced view of the world from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC to Actium in 31 BC, and beyond. Objects from the collection of the British Museum are placed alongside other sources to reveal the public and private spheres of ...
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Alexander the Great and the Mystery
by Frank L. Holt
In 1877 the so-called Oxus Treasure was unearthed from the banks of the river close to an ancient Greek settlement in the Hindu Kush. So began a trickle of precious coins and gold objects into the public domain, via bandits, soldiers, merchants and smugglers. Among these was a gold medallion with an elephant on one side and a figure on the other that scholars have all identified as Alexander the Great. This engrossing study explores the discovery ...
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Hardback. Publisher's Price GB £22.95, Our Price GB £12.95

A Catalogue of Greek Terracottas in the British Museum Volume 3
by Lucilla Burn and Reynold Higgins
This sequel to the Archaic and Classical volumes publishes almost 1,000 Hellenistic terracottas, each of which is illustrated and described in full. Arranged geographically, most of the Mediterranean is represented, excluding Egypt, southern Italy and Sicily, with each figure presented in the area where it was probably produced. Each regional section is introduced with a discussion of the area's findspots and history and technical data is ...
Hardback. Publisher's Price GB £145.00, Our Price GB £49.95

Skulptur des Hellenismus
by Bernard Andreae
This stunning volume presents 208 Hellenistic sculptures created between the period of Alexander the Great and the Battle of Actium in 31 BC, now held in public and private collections across Greece, Europe and the Near East. The volume includes a discussion of stylistic developments over three centuries and a look at the interaction of Greek, Roman and Near Eastern cultures and art but the joy of this book is its collection of full-page ...
Hardback. Price GB £120.00