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16. The Sculpture of Melos

  • Panagiotis Konstantinidis
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Volume 1 Handbook of Greek Sculpture
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Abstract

This chapter offers a survey of the sculptures found on Melos from the Archaic to the Roman Imperial periods. As there is no marble on the island and no local workshops are attested, it is suggested that they were produced by itinerant sculptors. Melos was particularly prosperous in the second century B.C. and this generated the production of significant statuary, including the renowned Venus de Milo.

Abstract

This chapter offers a survey of the sculptures found on Melos from the Archaic to the Roman Imperial periods. As there is no marble on the island and no local workshops are attested, it is suggested that they were produced by itinerant sculptors. Melos was particularly prosperous in the second century B.C. and this generated the production of significant statuary, including the renowned Venus de Milo.

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