Hesperia articles from March 2006

Hesperia archives from March 2006

Goddesses, snake tubes, and plaques: analysis of ceramic ritual objects from the LM IIIC shrine at Kavousi.(Late Minoan IIIC )
March 22, 2006... ABSTRACT Ceramic ritual objects from the Late Minoan IIIC (ca. 1175-1050 B.C.) shrine at Kavousi, Crete, were analyzed by thin-section petrography and scanning electron microscopy. The authors investigate aspects of the objects' production...

The LH IIIB-LH IIIC transition on the Mycenaean mainland: ceramic phases and terminology.
March 22, 2006... To my son Sante, who has helped me with his beautiful smiles ABSTRACT In this article the author reconsiders the transition from Late Helladic IIIB to Late Helladic IIIC on the Greek mainland and proposes an alternative ceramic phasing...

Art and royalty in Sparta of the 3rd century B.C.
March 22, 2006... ABSTRACT The aim of this paper is to demonstrate that a revival of the arts in Sparta during the 3rd century B.C. was owed mainly to royal patronage, and that it was inspired by Alexander's successors, the Seleukids and the Ptolemies in...

Chairs, beds, and tables: evidence for furnished interiors in Hellenistic Greece.
March 22, 2006... ABSTRACT This study presents the archaeological evidence for chairs, beds, and tables from excavated domestic and funerary contexts in Greece dating from the 4th to the 1st century B.C. The author's principal aim is to present and analyze...

The grave of Maria, wife of Euplous: a Christian epitaph reconsidered.
March 22, 2006... ABSTRACT A well-known epitaph for Maria, wife of Euplous, excavated at Corinth in 1931 and originally dated to the late 4th century, has been described as "incompetent" and unworthy of the substantial cost of the grave. We show that sit...