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The Sanctuary of Athena at Sounion (Ancient Art and Architecture in Context)
Barbara A Barletta
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Hardcover. The Temple of Athena at Sounion is one of the more unusual examples of Greek architecture. It was constructed with colonnades on only two-but adjacent-sides, and in the Ionic order characteristic of the Aegean Islands even though it was built in Attica. Num Pages: 400 pages, 380 col and b/w figs. BIC Classification: ACG; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 292 x 241. .
The Temple of Athena at Sounion has long been recognized as one of the most unusual buildings in the architectural history of Greece. Its plan, with columns uniquely on the front and only one side, is unparalleled in the Greek world. Excavations of the temple and other buildings there, however, were complicated by the fact that many architectural pieces from the site had been reused in a Roman temple in the Athenian Agora. Here, Barletta provides a fascinating examination of the early excavations at Sounion, the debate over who was worshipped at the so-called Small Temple within the sanctuary, the ... Read more
The Temple of Athena at Sounion has long been recognized as one of the most unusual buildings in the architectural history of Greece. Its plan, with columns uniquely on the front and only one side, is unparalleled in the Greek world. Excavations of the temple and other buildings there, however, were complicated by the fact that many architectural pieces from the site had been reused in a Roman temple in the Athenian Agora. Here, Barletta provides a fascinating examination of the early excavations at Sounion, the debate over who was worshipped at the so-called Small Temple within the sanctuary, the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Publisher
American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Condition
New
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
Princeton, United States
ISBN
9780876619674
SKU
V9780876619674
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About Barbara A Barletta
Barbara A. Barletta (1952-2015) was a Professor of Art and Art History at the University of Florida.
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