The Gymnasium Area: Sculpture (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780876610244)

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 center of the eastern Mediterranean.

Author: Mary C. Sturgeon
ISBN-10: 0876610246
ISBN-13: 9780876610244
Publisher: American School of Classical Studies at Athen
Language: English
Published: 01/04/2023
Pages: 232
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.85lbs
Size: 12.20h x 9.20w x 0.70d