The Roman Marble Sculptures from the Sanctuary of Pan at Caesarea Philippi/Panias (Israel)

Download or read book The Roman Marble Sculptures from the Sanctuary of Pan at Caesarea Philippi/Panias (Israel) written by Elise A. Friedland and published by Amer School of Oriental. This book was released on 2012 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Friedland has done an excellent job of examining from all possible angles this difficult corpus of fragmentary statuary from Panias." -- Irene Bald Romano, University of Arizona, Bryn Mawr Classical Review (2013.03.41) This constitutes the first publication of a deposit of broken, marble statues, discovered in 1992 during excavations of the Roman Sanctuary of Pan at Caesarea Philippi (Banias, Israel). From 245 fragments, twenty-nine statues ranging from colossal to miniature and representing mainstream Graeco-Roman deities and mythological figures are reconstructed. Most date stylistically to the first through the late fourth centuries AD. A catalogue discusses each sculpture's subject, comparanda, workshop associations, and date; three interpretive chapters present the artistic and material origins of the sculptures; patterns of patronage, chronology of sculptural dedication, and display; and sculptural evidence for the sanctuary's pantheon.