The de Nion Head - A Masterpiece of Archaic Greek Sculpture

SKU: BV6802
GTIN: 9783805331494
Category: Eisenzeit
Publishers: Philipp von Zabern

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John Pollini. The de Nion Head. A Masterpiece of Archaic Greek Sculpture. 85 pages with 2 black and white illustrations, 30 plates with 3 color and 40 black and white illustrations

Among the more brilliant creations of Archaic Greek sculpture is the almost life-size 'de Nion Head', believed to have come from the northern Peloponnese. The Head, which once formed part of an equestrian figure, possibly represents one of the divine Twins, the Dioskouroi. This head of a rider, carved in Naxian marble, was created about 550-554 B.C., at the very outset of the ripe Archaic period. Various pieces of circumstantial evidence indicate that the Nion sculpture may have been created by some unknown master sculptor from Sykion, a prominent city in the northern Peloponnese in the second quarter at the sixth century B.C. Whatever its provenance, the de Nion Head merits inclusion among the masterpiece of Archaic Greek sculpture, on a par with such works as the famous Rampin Horseman.

Verlag - Publishing House:	Philipp von Zabern
Autoren - Authors:	John Pollini
Sprache - Language:	englisch
Seitenanzahl - Page Number:	85 pages with 2 black and white ill., 30 plates with 3 color and 40 black and white ill.
Erscheinungsjahr - Publication Year:	2003
Erscheinungsort - Place of Publication:	Mainz
ISBN13:	978-3-805-33149-4

Book Condition

Language:	English
Condition:	Second-hand state (top)

Bibliographic Information

Verlag - Publishing House:	Philipp von Zabern
Autoren - Authors:	John Pollini
Einband - Cover:	Hardcover
Sprache - Language:	englisch
Seitenanzahl - Page Number:	85 pages with 2 black and white ill., 30 plates with 3 color and 40 black and white ill.
Format - Dimensions:	21 x 30 cm
Buch-Gewicht - Book weight:	520g
Erscheinungsjahr - Publication Year:	2003
Erscheinungsort - Place of Publication:	Mainz
Auflage - Edition:	1
ISBN10:	3805331495
ISBN13:	978-3-805-33149-4

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Title:

The de Nion Head - A Masterpiece of Archaic Greek Sculpture

Author:

John Pollini

Publisher:

Philipp von Zabern

Genre -Series

Eisenzeit

ISBN13:

978-3-805-33149-4

Date of Addition:

2003

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Keywords:

Griechen, Peloponnes, Sykion, Eisenzeit, griechische Skulptur, Nion Kopf, Reiterfigur, naxischer Marmor

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John Pollini. The de Nion Head. A Masterpiece of Archaic Greek Sculpture. 85 pages with 2 black and white illustrations, 30 plates with 3 color and 40 black and white illustrations

Among the more brilliant creations of Archaic Greek sculpture is the almost life-size 'de Nion Head', believed to have come from the northern Peloponnese. The Head, which once...