The Berkeley Plato : from neglected relic to ancient treasure : an archaeological detective story

The Berkeley Plato : from neglected relic to ancient treasure : an archaeological detective story /

This book explores the provenance of the so-called Berkeley Herm of Plato, a sculptural portrait that Stephen G. Miller first encountered over thirty years ago in a university storage basement. The head, languishing since its arrival in 1902, had become detached from the body, or herm, and had been...

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Main Author: Miller, Stephen G. (Stephen Gaylord), 1942-2021
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2009.
Series:Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature.
Subjects:
Plato > Portraits.
Plato
Phoebe Apperson Hearst Museum of Anthropology > History > 20th century.
Phoebe Apperson Hearst Museum of Anthropology
1900-1999
Hermae.
Inscriptions, Greek.
Portrait sculpture, Classical > Italy > Tivoli.
Portrait sculpture, Classical > California > Berkeley.
Classical antiquities > Conservation and restoration > California > Berkeley > History > 20th century.
herms.
ART > Sculpture & Installation.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Archaeology.
Classical antiquities > Conservation and restoration
Hermae
Inscriptions, Greek
Portrait sculpture, Classical
California > Berkeley
Italy > Tivoli
History
Portraits
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