The garland friezes of Aphrodisias of Caria.
Ausonius Editions| N° d'inventaire | 30866 |
| Format | 23.7 X 30.7 |
| Détails | 606 p., illustrations, publisher's hardcover. |
| Publication | Pessac, 2024 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782356135858 |
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Since 1937, Italian and then American excavations on the site of Aphrodisias in Caria (Turkey) have brought to light 409 blocks of Ionic frieze with sculpted garlands from the poliad temple of Aphrodite (mid-1st century), the Civil Basilica (last third of the 1st century), the Civic Agora (1st quarter of the 2nd century), the Agora Gate (mid-2nd century) and especially the South Agora, where the Northern Portico of Tiberius (19-27 AD) displays over 200 m a frieze with 226 stage masks and human heads unique in the Greco-Roman world. These decorations symbolizing the pax augusta bear witness to the efforts of local sculptors' workshops to integrate into the international trade in works of art, and allow us to assess the importance of the Hellenic tradition in relation to the demand of Roman customers at the beginning of the Empire.
PRE-ORDER ONLY until June 12.
Since 1937, Italian and then American excavations on the site of Aphrodisias in Caria (Turkey) have brought to light 409 blocks of Ionic frieze with sculpted garlands from the poliad temple of Aphrodite (mid-1st century), the Civil Basilica (last third of the 1st century), the Civic Agora (1st quarter of the 2nd century), the Agora Gate (mid-2nd century) and especially the South Agora, where the Northern Portico of Tiberius (19-27 AD) displays over 200 m a frieze with 226 stage masks and human heads unique in the Greco-Roman world. These decorations symbolizing the pax augusta bear witness to the efforts of local sculptors' workshops to integrate into the international trade in works of art, and allow us to assess the importance of the Hellenic tradition in relation to the demand of Roman customers at the beginning of the Empire.