Wescoat, The Monuments of the Eastern Hill (Samothrace 9, 2 vols. 2017)
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Bonna D. Wescoat, Samothrace 9 The Monuments of the Eastern Hill, with contributions by Carmen Arnold-Biucchi, Susan Ludi Blevins, Sheila Dillon, Nora M. Dimitrova, Laura M. Gadbery, Jasper Gaunt, Kira K. Jones, Amy Sowder Koch, Maggie L. Popkin, and Devon A. Stewart; 2 vols. 9 Samothrace (American School of Classical Studies at Athens 2017)
Bonna D. Wescoat is the Samuel Chandler Dobbs Professor of Art History at Emory University and Director of Excavations in the Sanctuary of the Great Gods on Samothrace NE Aegean. Excavations Conducted by the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University.
The Sanctuary holds a unique place within the history of ancient Greek architecture. In this volume, the key monuments that form the theatral complex, including the Theatral Circle, the Fieldstone Building with its masonry-style plaster interior, the marble Doric hexastyle Dedication of Philip III and Alexander IV, the elegant Ionic Porch later attached to the western side of the Dedication, and the remains of dozens of bronze statues that originally framed the Theatral Circle, are presented in their archaeological, architectural, and historical contexts. The potential significance of the complex within the mystery cult, both as the place that initially gave shape to the group of pilgrims undergoing initiation, and as the place where new initiates ultimately departed the Sanctuary, accords the theatral complex on the Eastern Hill a central place in the history of ancient Greek sacred space. Actual-state and reconstruction drawings; photographs; and a catalogue of the small finds, including pottery, lamps, terracotta figurines, coins, metal objects, inscriptions, stone objects, and glass, accompany the text.
Contents. Chapter I: Theatral Circle. Chapter II: Fieldstone Building beneath the Dedication of Philip III and Alexander IV. Chapter III: Dedication of Philip III and Alexander IV. Chapter IV: Ionic Porch attached to the Dedication of Philip III and Alexander IV, with contributions by Amy Sowder Koch. Chapter V: Further Development of the Theatral Area: Structures, Monuments, and Statues. Chapter VI: The Sacred Way. Chapter VII: Later History of the Region. Chapter VIII: History and Significance of the Monuments on the Eastern Hill. Catalogue of Finds, with contributions by Susan Ludi Blevins, Sheila Dillon, Laura M. Gadbery, Carmen Arnold-Biucchi, Jasper Gaunt, Nora M. Dimitrova, Maggie L. Popkin, Kira K. Jones, and Devon A. Stewart.
640 pp, 321 b/w figs, 108 pls, 27 tables
Vol. 1, text. Pp. xxxix + 478; vol. 2, plates. Pp. ix + CVIII.