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Cosa: The Sculpture and Furnishings in Stone and Marble - Couverture rigide

Collins-Clinton, Jacquelyn

 
9780472131594: Cosa: The Sculpture and Furnishings in Stone and Marble
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ISBN 10 : 0472131591 ISBN 13 : 9780472131594
Editeur : The University of Michigan Press, 2020

Synopsis

Cosa, a small Roman town, has been excavated since 1948 by the American Academy in Rome. This new volume presents the surviving sculpture and furniture in marble and other stones and examines their nature and uses. These artifacts provide an insight into not just life in a small Roman town but also its embellishment mainly from the late Republic and through the early Empire to the time of Hadrian. While public statuary is not well preserved, stone and marble material from the private sphere are well represented; domestic sculpture and furniture from the third century BCE to the first CE form by far the largest category of objects. The presence of these materials in both public and private spheres sheds light on the wealth of the town and individual families. The comparative briefness of Cosa’s life means that this material is more easily comprehensible as a whole for the entire town as excavated, compared for instance to the much larger cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

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À propos de l'auteur

Jacquelyn Collins-Clinton is an art historian and a Visiting Scholar in Classics at Cornell University.

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Éditeur
The University of Michigan Press
Date d'édition
2020
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0472131591
ISBN 13 
9780472131594
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
360
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