This book presents for the first time in any language the comprehensive story of three life-size marble statues of women found near Portici on the Bay of Naples, including their discovery, archaeological context, art history, interpretation, and the impact of the Greek statuary types on representations of Roman women throughout the Mediterranean.
This book presents for the first time in any language the comprehensive story of three life-size marble statues of women found near Portici on the Bay of Naples, including their discovery, archaeological context, art history, interpretation, and the impact of the Greek statuary types on representations of Roman women throughout the Mediterranean.