Sculpture in the National Archaeological Museum, Athens / Nikolaos Kaltsas ; translation, David Hardy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kaltsas, Nikos E.

Contributor:

Ethnikon Archaiologikon Mouseion (Greece)

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Subjects (All):

Ethnikon Archaiologikon Mouseion (Greece).

Sculpture, Greek--Catalogs.

Sculpture, Greek.

Sculpture.

Marble sculpture, Greek.

Sculpture, Ancient.

Greece--Athens.

Greece.

Sculpture, Ancient--Greece--Catalogs.

Marble sculpture, Greek--Catalogs.

Sculpture--Greece--Athens--Catalogs.

Ethnikon Archaiologikon Mouseion (Greece)--Catalogs.

Genre:

Catalogs.

Physical Description:

375 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles : J. Paul Getty Museum, [2002]

Language Note:

Translated from the Greek.

Summary:

This catalogue contains all the sculptures on display in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens, undoubtedly the most important collection of ancient Greek sculptures in the world. Each entry is supplemented by a full bibliography and is written not only for experts but also for the general reading public. A useful short introduction offers readers an overview of ancient Greek sculpture from the Archaic period to the end of Antiquity.

Included in this lavishly illustrated volume are the Poseidon of Artemision, a statue of the god brandishing his trident; a marble group of Aphrodite, Pan, and Eros found on Delos; the Sounion Kouros, a colossal votive statue found in the sanctuary of Poseidon at Sounion; and the Roman statue of a young athlete, Diadoumenos.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 10-12) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

0892366869

OCLC:

50669194