The Extramural Sanctuary of Demeter and Persephone at Cyrene, Libya, Final Reports, Volume I

The Extramural Sanctuary of Demeter and Persephone at Cyrene, Libya, Final Reports, Volume I
Author: Donald White
Publisher: UPenn Museum of Archaeology
Total Pages: 180
Release: 1984-01-29
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780934718516

According to Herodotus, Cyrene was colonized by settlers from the island of Thera, later joined by other colonists from Crete, Samos, Laconia, and Rhodes. Traditionally the foundation date has been set at 631 B.C. The sanctuary began to develop within a generation of the establishment of the colony and continued in use until its destruction by an earthquake in A.D. 262. In this volume, the excavator presents the background of the site, the history of its excavation, and an overall view of the current project. University Museum Monograph, 52

The Extramural Sanctuary of Demeter and Persephone at Cyrene, Libya, Final Reports, Volume VII

The Extramural Sanctuary of Demeter and Persephone at Cyrene, Libya, Final Reports, Volume VII
Author: Arcadia Kocybala
Publisher: UPenn Museum of Archaeology
Total Pages: 218
Release: 1999-01-29
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780924171451

Corinthian pottery represents the largest percentage of all the imported archaic Greek wares found at the sanctury of Demeter and Persephone at Cyrene in Libya. With its markedly broad range of types and quality, it provides insight into both the early history of the sanctuary and the nature of the export wares of this major Greek pottery center. In addition, the pottery provides some interesting new material for Corinthian vase painting in general, and adds to our knowledge of certain vase painters in particular. University Museum Monograph, 95

The Extramural Sanctuary of Demeter and Persephone at Cyrene, Libya, Final Reports, Volume VI

The Extramural Sanctuary of Demeter and Persephone at Cyrene, Libya, Final Reports, Volume VI
Author: T. V. Buttrey
Publisher: UPenn Museum of Archaeology
Total Pages: 216
Release: 1998-01-29
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780924171482

Coins, for reasons that do not always make sense, are often treated by field excavators as more reliable chronological indexes than other classes of artifacts. This always makes their discovery a welcome event, especially when they are silver or gold, which tend to survive in the ground in a more recognizable state than their bronze counterparts. The Red Figure pottery does not have quite the same chronological relevance as the coins but does on occasion contribute to the dating of archaeological contexts. Its often high quality and interesting variety of shapes has already generated commentary elsewhere in addition to what is presented here. University Museum Monograph, 97

Cyrene Ii:east Greek Island & Laconian

Cyrene Ii:east Greek Island & Laconian
Author: Gerald P. Schaus
Publisher: UPenn Museum of Archaeology
Total Pages: 234
Release: 1984
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780934718554

This volume includes a detailed illustrated catalogue of the East Greek, Island, and Laconian pottery from the sanctuary. The author uses the data to help establish the chronology for the founding and early development of this important Greek colony. University Museum Monograph, 56

The Extramural Sanctuary of Demeter and Persephone at Cyrene, Libya, Final Reports, Volume VIII

The Extramural Sanctuary of Demeter and Persephone at Cyrene, Libya, Final Reports, Volume VIII
Author: Donald White
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2012-07-24
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1934536571

This is the climactic volume on the archaeological and architectural history from ca. 31 B.C. to A.D. 365 of the extramural sanctuary of Demeter and Persephone at Cyrene, Libya. It deals with the impact of Christianity on the cult and the causes of its decline, with particular emphasis on the largest body of evidence recorded anywhere for iconoclastic damage, presumably by Christian populations, to sculpted images of worshippers and twin goddesses. The volume traces the characteristics of major Demeter sanctuaries elsewhere (e.g., Eleusis, Corinth, Pergamon, Acragas, and Selinus) and places Cyrene's sanctuary within the context of this development. The volume also presents the sanctuary's important lapidary and lead inscriptions as analyzed by Joyce Reyonlds. It is the eighth volume in the final reports series for the excavations conducted for the University of Michigan, and subsequently the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, between 1969 and 1981. University Museum Monograph, 134

The Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore

The Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore
Author: Sonia Klinger
Publisher: American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2022-01-03
Genre: History
ISBN: 1621390411

This volume presents the terracotta miscellaneous finds from the Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore at Acrocorinth. The finds comprise 21 classes, including protomes and masks, altars, plaques, models of various personal and household items, and loomweights and other textile tools (the latter initially studied by Gloria S. Merker and brought to publication by Nancy Bookidis). In addition to providing a catalogue of the finds arranged according to their subjects, the authors compare these finds with similar objects found elsewhere in Greece and refer to literary, epigraphical, and visual sources to understand their possible uses and meanings and the character of religious activity that may have triggered their dedication in the sanctuary. This volume will greatly facilitate comparative studies of ancient Greek miscellaneous finds and will be an important reference for historians of Greek art as well as of Greek religion.