Potters at Work in Ancient Corinth - Industry, Religion, and the Penteskouphia Pinakes

This volume presents an unparalleled assemblage of painted plaques uncovered over a century ago near ancient Corinth. The plaques provide a uniquely rich source of information about Greek art, technology, and society.

Summary

An unparalleled assemblage of Archaic black-figure painted pinakes (plaques) was uncovered near Penteskouphia, a village west of ancient Corinth, over a century ago. In this volume the findspot of the pinakes is identified and the assemblage as a whole is fully contextualized within the Archaic world.

Product details

• Authors: Eleni Hasaki
• Publisher: American School of Classical Studies at Athens
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2022
• EAN: 9780876615539
• ISBN: 978-0-87661-553-9
• No. of pages: 448
• Dimensions: 282 mm x 216 mm x 27 mm
• Weight: 1406 g
• Illustrations: 234 b/w figs, 8 col figs & 13 tbls.
• Series: Hesperia Supplement; Hesperia Supplement
• Subjects: Guides > Hobby, home > Creative design; Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity