Ivory, bone, and related wood finds / / by Wilma Olch Stern and Danae Hadjilazaro Thimme ; drawings by Martha Breen and Roxana Docsan.

• Author: University of Chicago.; Stern, Wilma, 1940-
• TeilnehmendeR: Hadjilazaro Thimme, Danae.; Breen, Martha, 1954-; Docsan, Roxana.; University of Chicago.; Indiana University, Bloomington.; American School of Classical Studies at Athens.
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Language: English
• Series: Kenchreai. Eastern Port of Corinth 6.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (456 p.)
• Notes: "Results of investigations by the University of Chicago and Indiana University for the American School of Classical Studies at Athens."

Hundreds of richly decorated ivory and bone fragments from furniture and parts from at least three crossed-leg chairs, survived under seawater in an apsidal room at Kenchreai, the Eastern port of ancient Corinth. These excavated remains include fragments of an incised bone panel with a scene of an e...

Table of Contents

• Preliminary Materials / W. Stern
• Chapter I. Introduction To The Site And Circumstances Of Excavation / W. Stern
• Chapter II. Nature Of The Materials And The Craftsmanship Of Late Roman Ivory, Bone, And Wood / W. Stern
• Chapter III. Catalogue And Analysis Of Figurative Relief Plaques And Veneer Panels / W. Stern
• Chapter IV. Catalogue And Analysis Of Decorative Plaques And Veneer / W. Stern
• Chapter V. Catalogue And Analysis Of Ivory, Bone, And Wood Architectural Elements / W. Stern
• Chapter VI. Catalogue And Analysis Of Wood Furniture And Related Veneers / W. Stern
• Chapter VII. Furniture Reconstructions, Provenance, Dating, Setting, And Function / W. Stern
• Appendix 1. Catalogue Of Miscellaneous Wood Fragments / W. Stern
• Appendix 2. Catalogue Of Miscellaneous Plain Veneer Fragments / W. Stern
• Appendix 3. Conservation / W. Stern
• Appendix 4. Was Ivory Molded Or Formed Into Large Sheets In Antiquity? / W. Stern
• Appendix 5. Concordances / W. Stern
• Plates / W. Stern
• General Index / W. Stern.