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Item Number: 120792
Title: The Roman Marble Sculptures from the Sanctuary of Pan at Caesarea Philippi/Panias (Israel)
Author: Friedland, Elise A
Price: Not Available
ISBN: 9780897570879
Description: Boston: American Schools of Oriental Research, 2012. 28cm., hardcover, illus. Contents: The Sculptures as Idealplastik The Levant: A Viable Venue for Roman Marble Sculpture? History of the Scholarship on Roman Marble Sculpture from the Levant The Historical Context of the Sculptures The Archaeological Context of the Sculptures Findspot of the Sculptures Outline of Chapters: Origins; Patronage, Chronology, and Display; Subjects; and Function Chapter 2 - The Origins of the Sculptures: Marble Provenience, Technical and Stylistic Characteristics, Production, and Acquisition Marble Provenience: Isotopic Analyses of the Paneion Sculptures Sculptural Traditions of the Paneion Sculptures: Technical and Stylistic Analyses Production of the Paneion Sculptures: Evidence for Carving Marble Statuary in the Levant Ports of Entry into the Levant and Modes of Acquisition Conclusion: The Asiatic Origins of the Sculptures Chapter 3 - Patronage, Chronology, and Display: Patterns of Sculptural Dedication at the Sanctuary The Epigraphic Evidence Related to Sculptural Dedication The Patrons of the Sculptures The Chronology of Sculptural Dedication The Display of the Sculptures Patterns of Sculptural Dedication at the Sanctuary The Chronology of Sculptural Dedication at the Sanctuary in Light of the Imperial Marble Trade in the Levant Conclusion Chapter 4 - The Subjects of the Sculptures: The Graeco-Roman Pantheon of the Sanctuary of Pan The Sculptural Evidence for the Main Cult Deities of the Sanctuary The Sculptural Evidence for "Visiting Deities": The "Circle of Pan" The Sculptural Evidence for "Visiting Deities": Non-Pan-Related Figures The Sculptural Evidence for the Imperial Cult The Absence of Private Portraits at the Sanctuary Conclusion Chapter 5 - The Function and Meaning of the Sculptures: The Sanctuary of Pan as Graeco-Roman Cult Center in the Levant The Sculptures from the Sanctuary of Pan: Origins, Chronology, Patrons, Display, Subjects Local Context: Function and Meaning of the Sculptures Regional Context: A Graeco-Roman Sanctuary in a Semitic Milieu Roman Imperial Context: The Paneion Sculptures and "Romanization" Conclusion Catalogue of the Sculptures Appendices 1. Findspots for Sculptural Fragments Discovered in Dumps Associated with the Tripartite Hall 2. Findspots for Sculptural Fragments Discovered Throughout the Site 3. Small, Non-Restorable Sculptural Fragments Discovered at the Sanctuary of Pan, Caesarea Philippi/Panias 4. Bust. (Archaeological Reports, 17. ^Forthcoming^)
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