Author : Diane Harris,Diane Harris Cline
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Art
ISBN : 0198149409
The Treasures of the Parthenon and Erechtheion by Diane Harris,Diane Harris Cline Pdf
The two hundred fragments of these stelai which have survived are the only evidence for these cult objects, gifts to Athena, and treasures of the city, since the items themselves have long since vanished - either stolen, melted down, or disintegrated. This volume presents the evidence for these ancient treasures for the first time, and provides data with important implications for the history of Athens and Greek religion. Chapters include a history of the treasures on the Acropolis, catalogues of each object kept in the Opisthodomus, Proneos, Parthenon, Hekatompedos Neos, and Erechtheion, and an analysis of the individual worshippers and allied-city states who gave gifts and offerings to their goddess, Athena.