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Cosa: The Sculpture and Furnishings in Stone and Marble

Jacquelyn Collins-Clinton 2020
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Cosa, a small Roman town, has been excavated since 1948 by the American Academy in Rome. This new volume presents the surviving sculpture and furniture in marble and other stones and examines their nature and uses. These artifacts provide an insight into not just life in a small Roman town but also its embellishment mainly from the late Republic and through the early Empire to the time of Hadrian. While public statuary is not well preserved, stone and marble material from the private sphere are well represented; domestic sculpture and furniture from the third century BCE to the first CE form by far the largest category of objects. The presence of these materials in both public and private spheres sheds light on the wealth of the town and individual families. The comparative briefness of Cosa's life means that this material is more easily comprehensible as a whole for the entire town as excavated, compared for instance to the much larger cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

 
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Series
  • Supplements to the Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome
ISBN(s)
  • 978-0-472-12611-8 (ebook)
  • 978-0-472-13159-4 (hardcover)
Subject
  • Archaeology:Roman
  • Classical Studies:Roman
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  • Table of Contents

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  • Title Page
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations
  • Part 1: Introduction
    • Chapter 1: Archaeological Context
      • History and Topography
      • The Sculptures: Public Sphere
      • The Sculptures: Private Sphere
      • Furniture and Furnishings
      • Findspots and Places of Display
      • Materials
      • Piecing
    • Chapter 2: The Historical Context
      • Introduction
      • The Embellishment of Cosa in the Late Republic
      • The Embellishment of Cosa in the Empire (Augustus-Hadrian)
      • The Late Empire (Severans - Late Antiquity
      • Postlude
  • Part 2: Catalogue
    • Chapter 3: Public Statuary
      • Introduction
      • Public Statues
      • Portrait Heads
      • Portrait Statuary
    • Chapter 4: Domestic Sculpture
      • Introduction
      • Statuettes
      • Herms
      • Miniature Herm Busts
      • Oscilla
      • Other Decorative Pieces
    • Chapter 5: Tables
      • Introduction
      • Table Supports
      • Table Tops
      • Tables Bases and Plinths
    • Chapter 6: Altars
      • Introduction
      • Catalogue
    • Chapter 7: Basins and Their Supports
      • Introduction
      • Catalogue
    • Chapter 8: Puteals (Wellheads)
      • Introduction
      • Catalogue
    • Chapter 9: Sundials
      • Introduction
      • Catalogue
    • Chapter 10: Body Parts
      • Introduction
      • Heads
      • Necks and Tenons
      • Shoulders and Arms
      • Hands
      • Legs
      • Feet
  • Appendix: Colored Marbles at Cosa
    • Bardiglio
    • Giallo antico
    • Lumachella orientale
    • Pavonazzetto
    • Portasanta
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Plates
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