Abstract
Lea M. Stirling
Department of Classics
University of Manitoba
Statuary decoration from the Panayia Villa (Corinth) in its Greek context
In 1999, excavators from the American School of Classical Studies in Athens discovered a cache of marble statuettes at a late 3rd-century villa outside of Corinth. The nine statuettes include representations of Asklepios (twice), a seated Roma, a Hercules Farnese, a Dionysos, a Pan, and a cloaked woman of the "Aspasia/Europa" type. Several of the statuettes are virtually complete and preserve exquisite red paint and gilt. Some were contemporary with the villa, but others were "heirloom" pieces manufactured much earlier. Thus, it is not clear whether the assemblage built up over generations or was formed from disparate sources in the late 3rd century or sometime thereafter. Comparison of the Panahia statuary with domestic assemblages of the second century and the fourth century sheds light on this question. Material from Cos, Athens, Dion, and other sites is important in this study.
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