In 1900-1902 American archeologists found sculptural debris and richly decorated structural elements in the agora of Corinth, from which Richard Stillwell reconstructed on paper a two-storied facade in 1941. This volume presents a comprehensive reevaluation and dating of a significant example of imperial architecture. Thanks to stylistic and iconographic criteria and comparison, the sculptures and structural elements of the marble facade can (in distinction to previous interpretation) be recognized as homogeneous and dating ...
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In 1900-1902 American archeologists found sculptural debris and richly decorated structural elements in the agora of Corinth, from which Richard Stillwell reconstructed on paper a two-storied facade in 1941. This volume presents a comprehensive reevaluation and dating of a significant example of imperial architecture. Thanks to stylistic and iconographic criteria and comparison, the sculptures and structural elements of the marble facade can (in distinction to previous interpretation) be recognized as homogeneous and dating to the Neronian period, whereas they were previously thought to be late 1st century B.C.E. to early 3rd century C.E.
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