Jean-Marc Moret

Jean-Marc Moret (born 6 June 1942 in Geneva, Switzerland) is a Swiss archaeologist and art historian. He was a professor of art history and archaeology at the Université Louis Lumière (Lyon II) (Lyon, France). He took part in the excavation in Metaponto with Antonio De Siena and in Palmyra with the Polish team led by Michal Gawlikowski. He also started two excavations in Italy, in Ostia Antica (the Schola del Traiano) and in Garaguso (Basilicata). He is known as a major specialist of ancient iconography. His master work, ''l'Ilioupersis dans la céramique Italiote'', is considered to be an important publication on South Italian vase painting and iconography. Provided by Wikipedia