Catalogue of the Acropolis Museum: Volume 2, Sculpture and Architectural Fragments

Originally published in 1921, this is the second half of the catalogue of the sculptures held in the collection of the Acropolis Museum in Athens.

Stanley Casson (Author)

9781107418035, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 24 July 2014

472 pages
20.3 x 12.7 x 2.4 cm, 0.46 kg

Originally published in 1921, this book contains the second half of the catalogue of the sculptures held in the collection of the Acropolis Museum in Athens. In this volume, Casson lists the sculptural and architectural fragments in the museum dating from after 480 BC. The detailed text is accompanied with drawings and photographs of many of the sculptures listed, including sculptures from the Temple of Athena Nike and several sections of the Parthenon Frieze. A special section at the end by Dorothy Brooke is devoted to the terracotta finds from the Acropolis. This well-presented and thoroughly researched book will be of value to anyone with an interest in ancient Greek art.

Preface
Abbreviations
Part I. Sculptural, Architectural Fragments and Other Antiquities: Introduction: 1. The Parthenon
2. The sculptures from the balustrade of the Temple of Athena Nike
3. The frieze of the Erechtheium
4. Various sculptures
5. Architectural fragments
6. Inscriptions
Catalogue of sculpture, architectural fragments and other antiquities: 1. Fragments from the pediments of the Parthenon
2. Remains of the metopes of the Parthenon
3. Remains of the frieze of the Parthenon
4. The balustrade of the Temple of Athena Nike
5. Remains of the frieze of the Erechtheium
6. Various sculptures
7. Various fragments of uncertain attribution
8. Objects in the courtyard
9. Architectural fragments
10. Painted pinax
11. Fragments from decorated pithoi
Part II. Terracottas: Introduction: 1. History of the collection
2. Chronological study of style
3. Subjects and meaning
4. Notes on clay, colouring and technique
5. Notes on costume
Catalogue of terracottas: 1. Human figures
2. Protomai (masks)
3. Reliefs
4. Architectural fragments
5. Dolls
6. Animals
7. Miscellaneous objects
General index
Index of museum numbers.

Subject Areas: Classical history / classical civilisation [HBLA1]