englischThe anthology in honor of Stephanie Böhm occupies with different recourses within and to the material culture of antiquity. It focuses on processes of reception in sculpture and architecture, that might be classified as ‘archaisms’, ‘classicisms’ and ‘eclecticisms’. Most papers within this [...]

englischThe original preserved monumental Hellenistic cult group in the sanctuary of the goddess Despoina in Lycosura is of high importance for the archaeological research. Pausanias is considered as the only literary source about the cult group, which was created by the artist Damophon and was [...]

englischAmong the ceramic vessels of the Hellenistic period, a polychrome group stands out, which, thanks to its flexible painting technique, could absorb influences from wall painting, toreutics and coroplastic. Their ephemeral yet prestigious character was ideal for a symbolic function in cultic [...]

Mythologische Sarkophage aus Rom stellen seit Langem einen Schwerpunkt archäologischer Forschung dar. Die Untersuchung der Frühphase war jedoch ein Desiderat. Am Anfang der Produktion steht die Gruppe der Girlandensarkophage, auf deren Fronten vegetabile Girlanden mit mythologischen Szenen [...]