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Gawlinski, L ... American School of Classical Studies ... 5 978-0-87661-658-1 ... 2014 ... The Athenian Agora: Museum Guide |
| Camp, J ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... In a newly revised version of this popular site guide, the current director of excavations in the Athenian Agora gives a brief account of the history of the ancient center of Athens. The text has been ... 2003 ... The Athenian Agora, a Short Guide to the Excavations |
| Lawton, C ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... The 5th-century B.C. poet Pindar remarked on the rich sculptural decoration of the Athenian Agora, and, indeed, over 3,500 pieces of various types of sculpture have been uncovered during its excavation ... 2006 ... This full-color guide sheds new light on the marble industry in and around the Agora, including rich evidence for sculptors’ workshops, their tools, and techniques. |
| Burr Thompson, D. Griswold, R. E ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... In the spring, the ground of the Agora archaeological park is covered in poppies and daisies while poplars and oaks shade many of the pathways. Some of these plants are wild and some were deliberately ... 1963 ... Its color plates also provide a useful guide to identifying modern Greek vegetation. |
| Perlzweig, J ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... At night, the darkness of the ancient Agora would have been pierced by the lights of oil lamps, and thousands of fragments of these distinctive objects have been found. This booklet presents the development ... 1963 ... This booklet presents the development of different styles of lamps and includes a very useful identification guide. The author discusses the manufacture of lamps in Athens, a major industry with over 50 known workshops in the 3rd and 4th centuries A.D. |
| Kleiner, F. S ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Over 75,000 coins have been found during excavations at the Agora, many minted in the city but others brought from Athens’s far-flung commercial contacts. In addition to the mostly bronze and copper coins ... 1975 ... After describing the physical techniques of production, the author takes a chronological approach and includes numerous black and white photographs, making this concise guide a useful aid to the identification of lower-value Greek and Roman coinage. |
| Lamberton, R. D. Rotroff, S. I ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... As well as the Little Owl, or glaux, so often seen accompanying the goddess Athena, many other birds played an important role in Greek art and symbolism. This booklet describes the ways in which the Greeks ... 1985 ... The book ends with a birder’s guide to species likely to be seen on a visit to the Agora archaeological park today. |
| Perlzweig, J ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Nearly 3,000 specimens of lamps of “Roman” character are catalogued in this volume that covers the period from the 1st century B.C. to the 8th century A.D. The lamps are not easy to classify because the ... 1961 ... The lamps are not easy to classify because the appearance of the clay used is not an infallible guide to the place of manufacture and the molds used to create the shapes were used widely around the Mediterranean. |
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