The Roman Marble Sculptures from the Sanctuary of Pan at Caesarea Philippi (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780897570879)

"Friedland has done an excellent job of examining from all possible angles this difficult corpus of fragmentary statuary from Panias." -- Irene Bald Romano, University of Arizona, Bryn Mawr Classical Review (2013.03.41) This constitutes the first publication of a deposit of broken, marble statues, discovered in 1992 during excavations of the Roman Sanctuary of Pan at Caesarea Philippi (Banias, Israel). From 245 fragments, twenty-nine statues ranging from colossal to miniature and representing mainstream Graeco-Roman deities and mythological figures are reconstructed. Most date stylistically to the first through the late fourth centuries AD. A catalogue discusses each sculpture's subject, comparanda, workshop associations, and date; three interpretive chapters present the artistic and material origins of the sculptures; patterns of patronage, chronology of sculptural dedication, and display; and sculptural evidence for the sanctuary's pantheon.

Author: Elise a. Friedland
ISBN-10: 0897570871
ISBN-13: 9780897570879
Publisher: American Society of Overseas Research
Language: English
Published: 11/30/2012
Pages: 200
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.95lbs
Size: 11.10h x 8.50w x 0.70d