Adonis, the beautiful youth, born of the myrrh tree, loved by both Aphrodite and Persephone, hardly needs any introduction. His legend, of Oriental origin, spread early and rapidly to Greece and Italy. In Athens, his cult is attested as early as the 5th century, though representations of him in the arts remain surprisingly rare. Not so in South Italy, where from the early 4th century on his myth inspired some of the greatest vase-painters, especially in Apulia. As the present systematic and richly illustrated analysis of his representations in South Italian Vase-painting, shows, Adonis...

Fruit de la collaboration entre l'Association Hellas et Roma et l'Unit d'arch ologie classique de l'Universit de Gen ve, cet ouvrage se veut la fois catalogue d'exposition et manuel sur les techniques antiques de production de c ramique: 122 objets de la Collection Ostraca sont pr sent s dans des notices d taill es et des articles r dig s par des sp cialistes. Les techniques employ es par les potiers de l'Antiquit constituent un sujet d' tude de grande importance, tr s d battu et sans cesse renouvel . L'int r t suscit par ladite exposition a convaincu les organisateurs de ne...