The Berkeley Plato : From Neglected Relic to Ancient Treasure, An Archaeological Detective Story /

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This book explores the provenance of the so-called Berkeley Herm of Plato, a sculptural portrait that Stephen G. Miller first encountered over thirty years ago in a university storage basement. The head, languishing since its arrival in 1902, had become detached from the body, or herm, and had been...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Miller, Stephen G. (Stephen Gaylord), 1942-2021
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2009.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Plato.
Plato > Portraits.
Phoebe Apperson Hearst Museum of Anthropology.
Phoebe Apperson Hearst Museum of Anthropology > History > 20th century.
herms.
Antiquites greco-romaines > Conservation et restauration > Californie > Berkeley > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Sculpture de portraits antique > Californie > Berkeley.
Sculpture de portraits antique > Italie > Tivoli.
Inscriptions grecques.
Hermes.
Portrait sculpture, Classical.
Inscriptions, Greek.
Hermae.
Classical antiquities > Conservation and restoration.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Archaeology.
ART > Sculpture & Installation.
Classical antiquities > Conservation and restoration > California > Berkeley > History > 20th century.
Portrait sculpture, Classical > California > Berkeley.
Portrait sculpture, Classical > Italy > Tivoli.
Italy > Tivoli.
California > Berkeley.
Portraits.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • History of acquisition and the first century in California
  • Description of the artifact
  • Pertinence of the head
  • The inscription
  • The Seven Sages
  • The Tivoli Plato
  • The Berkeley Plato and the Renaissance
  • Portraits of Plato
  • The Berkeley Plato and the Akademy
  • Ribbons
  • Plato and ribbons
  • Why Plato and ribbons
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix A: The square-omicron and square-theta portrait herms from Tivoli
  • Appendix B: Technical and scientific analysis / by John Twilley.

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