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Jaimée P. Uhlenbrock the TERRACOTTA Protoivtai FROM Jaimée P. Uhlenbrock THE TERRACOTTA PROTOivtAI FROM GELA: /\ A Discussion of Local Style in]nL Archaic Sicily : TT : I L'ERMA» di BRETSCHNEIDER STUDIASTUD IA ARCHAEOLOGICAARCHAEOLOGJCA 50 STUDIA ARCHAEOLOGICAARCHAEOLOGICA 50 1 -- DEDe MARINIS, Marinis, S. - La tipologia del banchetto nell'artenell'arte etrusca etrusca arcaica, arcaica, 1961. 1961. 2 -- BARONI,Baroni, F. - OsservazioniOsservazioni sulSul «Trono<<Trono di di Boston»,Boston., 1961. 1961. 3 -- LAURENZI,Laurenzi, L. - UmanitàUmanità didi Fidia, Fidia, 1961. 1961. 4 -- GIULIANO,Giuliano, A. - IiIl commerciocommercio deidei sarcofagi sarcofagi attici, attici, 1962. 1962. 5 - Nocentini,NOCENTINI, S. - ScultureSculture greche,greche, etruscheetrusche ee romaneromane del del Museo Museo Bardini Bardini in in Firenze, Firenze, 1965. 1965. 6 -- GIuuAN0,Giuliano, A. - LaLa culturacultura artisticaartistica delle delle province province greche greche in in eta età romana, romana, 1965. 1965. 7 -- FERRARI,Ferrari, G. It commercio- dciIl commercio sarcofagi dei sarcofagi asiatici, asiatici, 1966. 1966. 8 -- BREGLIA,Breglia, L. - LeLe anticheantiche rotterotte deldel MediterraneoMediterraneo documentate documentate da da monete monete e epesi, pesi, 1966. 1966. 9 -- LATTANZI,Lattanzi, E. - II ritrattiritratti dci dei <<cosmeti>> «cosmeti» nel net Museo Museo Nazionale didi Atene,Atene, 1968. 1968. 10 -- SALETTI,Saletti, C. - RitrattiRitratti severiani, severiani, 1967. 1967. - WiederverweodungWiederverwendung alter Statuen alaals Ehrendenkmäler beibei GriechenGriechen undund 11 -- BLANK,Blank, H. a Römern.Romern. 2 Ed. nv.riv. eded ill., ill., 1969. 1969. 12 - CwcIANI,Canciani, F. - BronziBronzi orientaliorientali eded orientalizzantiorientalizzanti a a Creta Creta nell'VIII nell'VIII e eVII VII sec. sec. a.C., a.C., 1970. 1970. 13 - CONTI,Conti, G. - DecorazioneDecorazione architettonicaarchitettonica delta della -Piazza «Piazza d'oro<> d'oro» aa Villa Villa Adriana, Adriana, 1970. 1970. 14 -- SPRENGER,Sprenger, M. - DieDie etruskischeetruskische PlastikPlastik desdes V. 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Per unauna cronologiacronologia preliminarepreliminare delledelle ancoreancore deldel mediterraneo, 1979. 1979. 21 -- AUT0RIAutori VARIVari -• StudiStudi sull'arcosull'arco dnOrario onorario Eomano, romano, 1979. 1979. 22 -- FAYER,Fayer, C. -• Aspetti didi vitavita quotidianaquotidiana nella nella Roma Roma arcaica, arcaica, 1982. 1982. 23 -- OLERICH,Olbrich, G. -- Archaische StatuettenStatuetten eineseines metapontiner metapontiner Heiligtums, Heiligtums, 1979. 1979. 24 - -PAPADOPOULOS, Papadopoulos, J. -■ Xoana ee Sphyrelata, Sphyrelata, 1980. 1980. 25 -- VECCHI,Vecchi, M. -■ Torcello. ContributiContributi e e ricerche, ricerche, 1979. 1979. 26 -- MANACORDA, Manacorda, D. -- Un'officina lapidarialapidaria sulla sulla via via Appia, Appia, 1979. 1979. 27 -- AuroRlAutori VARI Vari -• Studi sullasulla cittàcittà anticaantica in in Emilia Emilia Romagna, Romagna, 1987. 1987. 28 -- ROWLAND,Rowland, J.J. J. -- RitrovamentiRitrovamenti romaniromani in in Sardegna, Sardegna, 1981. 1981. 29 -- ROMEO,Romeo, P. -- RiunificazioneRiunificazione deldel centrocentro didi Roma Roma antics, antica, 1979. 1979. 30 -- ROMEO,Romeo, P. -- SalvaguardiaSalvaguardia delledelle zonezone archeologichearcheologiche ee problemiproblemi viari viari nelle nelle città, città, 1979. 1979. 31 -- MACNAMARA, MACNAMARA, E. -- VitaVita quotidianaquotidiana degli degli Etruschi, Etruschi, 1982. 1982. 32 -- STUCCHI, Stucchi, S. It gruppo bronzeo-- Il gruppo tiberiano bronzeo datiberiano Cartoceto, da Cartoceto, 1988. 1988. 33 -- Zuffa,ZUI<FA, M. - ScrittiScritti didi archeologia,archeologia, 1982. 1982. 34 -- VECCHI,Vecchi, M. - Torcello, NuoveNuove ricerche, ricerche, 1982. 1982. 35 -- SALZASalza PrinaPRINA Ricotti, Ricorri, E. - L'arteL'arte deldel convitoconvito nellanella Roma Roma antics, antica, 1983. 1983. 36 - GiLorrA,Gilotta, F. - RaffigurazioniRaffigurazioni aa rilievorilievo didi gutti gutti e e askoi, askoi, 1984. 1984. 37 -- BECATTI,Becatti, G. - Kosmos.Kosmos. StudiStudi sulsul mondo mondo classico, classico, 1987. 1987. 38 -- FABRINI,Fabrini, G. M. - Numana: vasivasi atticiattici da da collezione, collezione, 1984. 1984. 39 -- BUONOCORE, Buonocore, M. - SchiaviSchiavi e libertiliberti dcidei Volusi Volusi Saturnini, Saturnini, 1984. 1984. 40 -- FUCHS,Fuchs, M. It Teatro romano- Il Teatro di romanoFiesole, di Fiesole, 1986. 1986. 41 -- BURANELLI, Buranelli, F. - L'urnaL'urna <<calabresi>> «calabresi» di di Cerveteri. Cerveteri. Monumenti, Monumenti, MuseiMusel e GallerieGallerie Pontificic, Pontificie, 1985. 42 -- PICCARRETA, PiCCARRETA, F. - ManualeManuale didi fotografiafotografia aerea:aerea: uso uso archeologico, archeologico, 1987. 1987. 43 -- LIVERANI, Liverani, P. - MunicipiumMunicipium Augustum Veiens (Veio(Veio inin etaetà imperiale imperiale attraverso attraverso gil gli scavi scavi Giorgi (1811-13),(1811-13), 1987. 1987. 44 -- STRAZZULLA. Strazzulla. M.M. J. - LeLe terrecotteterrecotte architettonichearchitettoniche delta della Venetia Venetia romana, romana, 1987. 1987. 45 - Franzoni,FRANZONI, C. - Habitus Atque Habitudo Militia.Militis. Monumenti funerari didi militarimilitari nellanella Cisalpina Romana, 1987. 1987. 46 -- SCARPELLINI, SCARPELLINI, D. - SteleStele romaneromane concon imaginesimagines clipeataeclipeatae in in Italia, Italia, 1986. 1986. 47 -- D'ALESSANDRO, D'Alessandro, L., - ScuituraScultura ee calchicalchi inin gesso. gesso. Storia,Storia, tednica tecnica e e conservazione, conservazione, 1987. 1987. PERSEGATI,Persegati, F. 48 -- MILANESE. Milanese. M. - GilGli scaviscavi dell'oppidum preromanopreromano di di Genova, Genova, 1987. 1987. 49 -- SCATOZZA Scatozza Höricht,HORICHT, L. L. A. - Le terrecotteterrecotte figuratefigurate didi Cuma Cuma del del Museo Museo Archeologico Archeologico Nazionale Nazionale didi Napoli, 1987.1987. 50 -- J. J. P. P. UHLENBROCK Uhlenbrock - The TerrecottaTerrecotta ProtomaiProtomai fromfrom Gela:Gela: AA Discussion Discussion ofof Local Local Style Style inin Archaic Sicily,Sicily, 1989.1989. 51 -- CAVAGNAROCavagnaro Vanoni VANONI L., Serra L., SERRA - Vasi - Vasietruschi etruschi a figure a figure rosse. rosse. Dagli Dagli scavi scavi della delta FondazioneFondazione Lerici nellanella Ridgway,RIDOWAY, F. F. R. necropoli dei Monterozzi aa Tarquinia,Tarquinia, 1989.1989. J. P. UHLENBROCKUHLENBROCK THE TERRACOTTATERRACOTTA PROTOMAIPROTOMAI FROM GELA:GELA: A DiscussionDiscussion ofof LocalLocal StyleStyle inin Archaic Archaic Sicily Sicily <<L'ERMA>>« L'ERMA » di di BRETSCHNEIDERBRETSCHNEIDER J.f. P.P. UHLENBROCK Uhlenbrock The Terracotta Protomai from Gela:Gela: A Discussion ofof LocalLocal StyleStyle inin Archaic Archaic Sicily Sicily © CopyrightCopyright 1988 1988 <<L'ERMA>> « L'ERMA » didi BRETSCHNEIDER Via Cassiodoro,Cassiodoro, 1919 -- RomaRoma Impaginazione di LucianoLuciano LucaLuca Centro Fotocomposizione di CalagretiCalagreti -- CittàCittà didi Castello Castello Tutti i dirittidiritti riservati.riservati. ÈE vietata la riproduzione di testi e illustrazioniillustrazioni senzasenza ilil permessopermesso scrittoscritto dell'Editore. dell'Editore. ISBN 88-7062-650-488-7062-650-4 To DorothyDorothy BurrBurr ThompsonThompson « ... thethe fact is that therethere isis nono bodybody ofof existingexisting works large or small, which mightmight establishestablish thethe characteristics ofof a school of archaic art in Sici-Sici- lyly >>.». T. J. Dunbabin,Dunbabin, TheThe Western Greeks, Ox- ford 1948, p. 287.287. TABLE OF CONTENTSCONTENTS TextTEXT ILLUSTRATIONSillustrations p. 10 PlatesPLATES ...............................................................p p. 11n ForewardFOREWARD (Paola Pelagatti) Pelagatti) .....................................p. p. 15 PrefacePREFACE .............................................................p. p. 17 IntroductionINTRODUCTION ......................................................p. p. 19 THEThe PROTOMAIprotomai FROMfrom GELA:Gela: The contextscontexts ....................................................p. p. 29 The classificationclassification ...............................................p. p. 29 Geloan productionproduction technique:technique: 1. Clay ........................................................p. p. 30 2. Patrices and and models models .....................................p. p. 32 3. Casting ....................................................p. p. 34 The formalformal elements:elements: 1. Morphology ...............................................p. p. 34 2. Headdress .................................................p. p. 36 3. Hair ........................................................p. p. 36 4. Ears ........................................................p. p. 37 5. Ornament .................................................p. p. 37 6. Polychrome ...............................................p.
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