Laura Gawlinski
Craig A. Mauzy
THE ATHENIAN AGORA Museum Guide
Details
200 pages
200 color photographs
paperback, 21x14 cm
Description
Written for the general visitor, the Athenian Agora Museum Guide is a companion to the 2010 edition of the Athenian Agora Site Guide and leads the reader through all of the display spaces within the Stoa of Attalos in the Athenian Agora — the terrace, the ground-floor colonnade, and the newly opened upper story. The guide also discusses each case in the museum gallery chronologically, beginning with the prehistoric and continuing with the Geometric, Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine periods. Hundreds of artifacts, ranging from common pottery to elite jewelry held in 81 cases, are described and illustrated in color for the very first time. Through focus boxes, readers can learn about marble-working, early burial practices, pottery production, ostracism, home life, and the wells that dotted the ancient site. A timeline, maps, and plans accompany the text. For those who wish to learn more about what they see in the museum, a list of further reading follows each entry.
Language
English
Contents
Foreword
History and timeline
History of the museum
Tour of the museum
Layout of the museum
Terrace
Ground floor: Colonnade
Grand floor: Area of shops
Upper floor
Museum gallery
Prehistoric age
Early iron age
Archaic period
Classic periode
Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine periods
Abbreviations
List of publications
Index