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The Athenian Agora : museum guide / by Laura Gawlinski ; with photographs by Craig M. Mauzy.

By:

Gawlinski, Laura

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Princeton : The American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 2014.Edition: 5th editionDescription: 199 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:

9780876616581

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

914.9512

Contents:

History and timeline -- History of the museum -- Tour of the museum -- List of publications -- Plan of archaeological site.

Summary: "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 the display spaces withing the Agora's Stoa of Attalos - the terrace, the ground-floor colonnade, and the newly opened upper story. The guide 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, are described and illustrated in color for the first time. Through brief essays, readers can learn about marble-working, early burial practices, pottery production, ostracism, home life, and the wells that dotted the ancient site. A timeline and maps accompany the text."-- Provided by the publisher.

Holdings ( 1 )
Title notes ( 3 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book - 7-day loan	CYA Library Main Collection	914.9512 GAW (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		00000009644

Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-268) and index.

History and timeline -- History of the museum -- Tour of the museum -- List of publications -- Plan of archaeological site.

"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 the display spaces withing the Agora's Stoa of Attalos - the terrace, the ground-floor colonnade, and the newly opened upper story. The guide 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, are described and illustrated in color for the first time. Through brief essays, readers can learn about marble-working, early burial practices, pottery production, ostracism, home life, and the wells that dotted the ancient site. A timeline and maps accompany the text."-- Provided by the publisher.