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T. Leslie Shear
Theodore Leslie Shear (August 11, 1880 – July 3, 1945) was an American classical archaeologist, who directed excavations of the ancient Greek city of Corinth and the Agora of Athens. Born in New London, New Hampshire, Shear was educated at New York University and at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. His doctoral thesis and several of his early publications focused on ancient Greek philosophy, but he gradually shifted his focus towards classical archaeology, following an early fellowship at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ASCSA). He excavated at Knidos and at Sardis, both in Asia Minor, before the First World War. After wartime service as an officer in the Aviation Section of the U.S. Signal Corps, Shear returned to academia, moving to Princeton University in 1921 and making excavations on Mount Hymettus, near Athens, in 1924. He was made director of the ASCSA's excavations at Corinth in 1924, having negotiated a funding arrangement to allow their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apollo Lykeios
The Apollo Lyceus (, ''Apollōn Lukeios'') type, also known as Lycean Apollo, originating with Praxiteles and known from many full-size statue and figurine copies as well as from 1st century BCE Athenian coinage, is a statue type of Apollo showing the god resting on a support (a tree trunk or tripod), his right forearm touching the top of his head and his hair fixed in braids on the top of a head in a haircut typical of childhood. It is called "Lycean" not after Lycia itself, but after its identification with a lost work described, though not attributed to a sculptor, by Lucian as being on show in the Lyceum, one of the gymnasia of Athens. According to Lucian, the god leaning on a support with his bow in his left hand and his right resting on his head is shown "as if resting after long effort." Its main exemplar is the '' Apollino'' in Florence or ''Apollo Medici'', in the Uffizi, Florence. The attribution, based on the type's "elongated proportions, elegant pose and somewhat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
