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Author: Bonnie M. Kingsley Publisher: Getty Publications ISBN: 0892360178 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 50
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Working in shops near shrines and temples in the ancient city of Tarentum, the coroplasts, or figurine modelers, produced enormous numbers of figurines for use by worshipers as votive or funeral offerings. Presented here is the small collection of molds and figurines from southern Italy now in the possession of the Getty Museum, with an expert discussion focusing on the original form and function of the figures.
Author: Bonnie M. Kingsley Publisher: Getty Publications ISBN: 0892360178 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 50
Book Description
Working in shops near shrines and temples in the ancient city of Tarentum, the coroplasts, or figurine modelers, produced enormous numbers of figurines for use by worshipers as votive or funeral offerings. Presented here is the small collection of molds and figurines from southern Italy now in the possession of the Getty Museum, with an expert discussion focusing on the original form and function of the figures.
Author: Clairève Grandjouan Publisher: ASCSA ISBN: 9780876615232 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 136
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Over 100 clay molds found between 1931 and 1977 in the fills within the three great Hellenistic stoas that once lined the Agora (the Middle Stoa, the Stoa of Attalos, and the South Stoa) are published in this book. While the repertory of images that could have been cast using them, comprising 25 subjects, is relatively conventional, the large size (up to 30 x 60 cm) makes their function a puzzle. The author concludes that they must have been for the casting of cheap funerary substitutes at a time when a decree of Demetrios of Phaleron prohibited the building of costly burial monuments in Athens. After the author's death in 1982, this volume was edited by Eileen Markson and Susan I. Rotroff.
Author: Maria Lucia Ferruzza Publisher: Getty Publications ISBN: 1606064851 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 444
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In the ancient world, terracotta sculpture was ubiquitous. Readily available and economical—unlike stone suitable for carving—clay allowed artisans to craft figures of remarkable variety and expressiveness. Terracottas from South Italy and Sicily attest to the prolific coroplastic workshops that supplied sacred and decorative images for sanctuaries, settlements, and cemeteries. Sixty terracottas are investigated here by noted scholar Maria Lucia Ferruzza, comprising a selection of significant types from the Getty’s larger collection—life-size sculptures, statuettes, heads and busts, altars, and decorative appliqués. In addition to the comprehensive catalogue entries, the publication includes a guide to the full collection of over one thousand other figurines and molds from the region by Getty curator of antiquities Claire L. Lyons. Reflecting the Getty's commitment to open content, Ancient Terracottas from South Italy and Sicily in the J. Paul Getty Museum is available online at www.getty.edu/publications/terracottas and may be downloaded for free.
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Author: Clairève Grandjouan
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Author: British Museum. Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities