Description: Treasures of the Parthenon and Erechtheion, Hardcover by Harris, Diane, ISBN 0198149409, ISBN-13 9780198149408, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Furniture, armour, jewellery, musical instruments, bronze, silver, and gold vases, and other priceless offerings all accumulated in the Parthenon and Erechtheion on the Athenian Acropolis during the classical period. Annual inventories of these precious objects were inscribed by the Athenians on marble tablets from 434 to 300 BC. The two hundred fragments of these stelai which have survived are the only evidence for these cult objects, gifts to Athena, and treasures of the city, since the items themselves have long since vanished - either stolen, melted down, or disintegrated. This volume presents the evidence for these ancient treasures for the first time, and provides data with important implications for the history of Athens and Greek religion. Chapters include a history of the treasures on the Acropolis, catalogues of each object kept in the Opisthodomus, Proneos, Parthenon, Hekatompedos Neos, and Erechtheion, and an analysis of the individual worshippers and allied-city states who gave gifts and offerings to their goddess, Athena. The most significant and startling conclusion from the author's findings is that the gifts were used again and again, and that the temples operated as repositories from which the treasures might be deposited, withdrawn, or even borrowed.
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Book Title: Treasures of the Parthenon and Erechtheion
Number of Pages: 324 Pages
Publication Name: Treasures of the Parthenon and Erechtheion
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Item Height: 0.9 in
Publication Year: 1996
Subject: Archaeology, Ancient
Item Weight: 24 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Diane Harris
Item Length: 9.2 in
Subject Area: Religion, Social Science
Series: Oxford Monographs on Classical Archaeology Ser.
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Hardcover
