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Scultura ellenistica e paesaggio urbano: i casi di Tindari e Solunto
Elisa Chiara Portalesubject
Hellenistic sculpture Sicily cityscape acroters cult statues Tyndaris Solunto architectural contextsSettore L-ANT/07 - Archeologia Classicadescription
The archaeological evidence provides us with significant clues about the role of the sculptural display in the urban space during the Hellenistic period. The paper focuses on two study cases from Tindari and Solunto respectively. Thanks to the investigation of overlooked archival documents and historiography, it has been possible to single out the monumental contexts of the sculptures. It is now quite certain that the two marble Nikai from Tyndaris come from the mid-19th century excavation at the theatre, perhaps from the paraskenia of the huge late Hellenistic scene building. The second part deals with the so-called Zeus of Solunto, its extant pieces and the puzzling remains of the sacred buildings located above the theatre of the town.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-01 |