Monuments of the Eastern Hill (two-volume set)

Two volumes: 'Plates' and 'Text'

AvBonna D. Wescoat

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

Del 9 i serien Samothrace

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Beskrivning

In this volume, the key monuments that form the Theatral Complex, including the Theatral Circle, the Fieldstone Building with its masonry style plaster interior, the marble Doric hexastyle Dedication of Philip III and Alexander IV, the elegant Ionic Porch later attached to the western side of the Dedication, and the remains of dozens of bronze statues that originally framed the Theatral Circle, are presented in their archaeological, architectural, and historical contexts. The potential significance of the Complex within the mystery cult, both as the place that initially gave shape to the group of pilgrims undergoing initiation, and as the place where new initiates ultimately departed the Sanctuary, accords the Theatral Complex on the Eastern Hill a central place in the history of ancient Greek sacred space. Actual-state and reconstruction drawings; photographs; and a catalogue of the small finds, including pottery, lamps, terracotta figurines, coins, metal objects, inscriptions, stone objects, and glass, accompany the text.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-02-20
Mått:229 x 305 x 45 mm
Vikt:3 057 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Samothrace
Antal sidor:640
Förlag:American School of Classical Studies at Athens
ISBN:9780876618509

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Arkeologiska perioder och områden inom Historia och arkeologi

Mer om författaren

Bonna Daix Wescoat is Samuel Chandler Dobbs Professor of Art History at Emory University and Director of Excavations in the Sanctuary of the Great Gods, Samothrace, Greece.

Recensioner i media

Per la prima volta un volume non dedicato ad un monumento specifico affronta la realtà dinamica dellazione umana nel santuario. . . . Lautrice e i suoi collaboratori hanno saputo sapientemente coniugare lo studio dellarchitettura con quello del paesaggio visuale e con il rituale in un volume in cui i monumenti della Eastern Hill sono visti nella loro complessità costruttiva, sociale, politica e sacra.Caliò, Luigi Maria, Gnomon 95 (2023) "Altogether, this book presents a very full and thorough study of the remains found in this area [...] thanks to [this] convincing study of the remains we now have a full understanding of what the area comprised." Richard Tomlinson, Ancient West & East 18 (2019)"...Samothrace 9 demonstrates how extraordinarily much can still be accomplished in an intelligently conceived, elegantly written, and meticulously executed traditional printed volume."Gretchen Umholtz, American Journal of Archaeology 126.1 (2022)