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American School of Classical Studies at Athens - Ancient Art and Architecture in Context
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Ancient Art and Architecture in Context
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Histories of Peirene: A Corinthian Fountain in Three Millennia
by Betsey A. Robinson
The Peirene Fountain is distinguished by its long use, service to a great ancient city and early identification as the site where Pegasus landed and was tamed by Bellerophon. Highlights include the identification of the so-called Cyclopean Fountain as the sacred nymphaeum of Peirene, an analysis of the Romanisation of Peirene, a reconsideration of wall paintings and a Scylla sculptural group of the 2nd century A.D., the reassignment of Peirene's ...
Hardback. Price GB £56.00
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Ancient Art and Architecture in Context
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The Derveni Krater: Masterpiece of Classical Greek Metalwork
by Beryl Barr-Sharrar
This beautifully illustrated book represents the first full publication of the most elaborate metal vessel from the ancient world yet discovered. Found in an undisturbed Macedonian tomb of the late 4th century B.C., the volute krater is a tour de force of highly sophisticated methods of bronze working. An unusual program of iconography informs every area of the vessel. Snakes with copper and silver inlaid stripes frame the rising handles, ...
Hardback. Price GB £55.00
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