Papers by Pavlina Karanastasi
Research on the reception processes of ancient statue types in Roman Greece is proving both chall... more Research on the reception processes of ancient statue types in Roman Greece is proving both challenging and promising. Although interest in this category of sculpture sparked relatively late in comparison to other regions, important results have already been reached in the last decades, often prompted by important new finds. This essay attempts to outline the reception history of various classical statue types, copied either throughout the imperial period, such as the Hermes Richelieu, the Resting Herakles of Lysippos and the Nemesis of Agorakritos, or those preferred only in the advanced imperial era, such as the ›Aspasia- Sosandra‹. In order to better understand the reasons for the different reception procedures, these sculptures are compared to and juxtaposed with sculptural types that have been created since the beginning of the imperial period to express the new values of imperial ideology. Examples of this are archaizing and neoattic reliefs, or cuirassed statue types, which served primarily for the representation of Roman Emperors such as Augustus, Nero, and Hadrian.
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Political upheavals and the Roman army: looking for traces of the Roman army on Crete, in J. Fran... more Political upheavals and the Roman army: looking for traces of the Roman army on Crete, in J. Francis, M. Curtis (eds), Contextualizing Imperial Disruption and Upheavals (Cretan Studies, 1), 2024, p. 43-56
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A small statue of Scylla found in Eleutherna in Crete, of early roman imperial date, turns out ... more A small statue of Scylla found in Eleutherna in Crete, of early roman imperial date, turns out to have been a fountain figure, which must have stood in a water basin in the atrium or in the garden of a private house. Thus, it served a practical function, but also had mythological symbolism and was associated with the luxurious and refined lifestyle brought by the Roman settlers who conquered the island in 67 BC.
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A small temple-shaped relief with a female figure from House A at the location Nissi in ancient E... more A small temple-shaped relief with a female figure from House A at the location Nissi in ancient Eleutherna, for which a date of the late Hellenistic period is suggested, becomes the occasion for a discussion of folk art on monuments.
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The article deals with the Bembo Fountain in Heraklion (1552-1554) and the headless statue of Asc... more The article deals with the Bembo Fountain in Heraklion (1552-1554) and the headless statue of Asclepius that adorns it, which, as testified by various travellers and writers, and in particular by a photograph by G. Gerola, had become a religious symbol of the Muslim Africans (Halikoutes) of Heraklion, and was even painted to identify it with an Arab saint who was said to have fallen during the siege of Chandax.
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N. Chr. Stampolidis - M. Giannopoulou (eds) Eleutherna, Crete and the Outside World, Athens Rethymno, 2020
Old and new evidence is presented, concerning roman Eleutherna in the context of Roman Crete and ... more Old and new evidence is presented, concerning roman Eleutherna in the context of Roman Crete and of the Roman globalized society.
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Ιn A. di Vita, M. Livadioti, I. Simiakaki (eds.), Creta romana e protobizantina, vol. ΙΙΙ, 2 (Padova 2004) 1049-1064
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In: H. J. Kienast, Der Turm der Winde in Athen. Mit Beiträgen von Pavlina Karanastasi zu den Reliefdarstellungen der Winde und Karlheinz Schaldach zu den Sonnenuhren. Archäologische Forschungen, Band 30. Wiesbaden: Ludwig Reichert, 2014
An attempt is made to date the reliefs of the Tower of the Winds independently of the dating of t... more An attempt is made to date the reliefs of the Tower of the Winds independently of the dating of the architectural elements of the building.
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In D. Damaskos – P. Karanastasi – Th. Stefanidou-Tiveriou (eds.), Πλαστική στη ρωμαϊκή Ελλάδα: νέ... more In D. Damaskos – P. Karanastasi – Th. Stefanidou-Tiveriou (eds.), Πλαστική στη ρωμαϊκή Ελλάδα: νέα ευρήματα και νέες έρευνες. Διεθνές Αρχαιολογικό Συνέδριο, Αθήνα, 12–14 Δεκεμβρίου 2019. Θεσσαλονίκη 2022, 201-214.
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Sabine Rogge, Christina Ioannou, Theodoros Mavrojannis (eds.) Salamis of Cyprus History and Archaeology from the Earliest Times to Late Antiquity Conference in Nicosia, 21–23 May 2015. Schriften des Instituts für Interdisziplinäre Zypern-Studien, vol. 13, pp. 591-608., 2019
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Crete preserves a considerable wealth of female portrait statues. They first appear in the early ... more Crete preserves a considerable wealth of female portrait statues. They first appear in the early imperial period, multiply with the Flavians, and remain widespread until roughly the end of the second century, when their number drops sharply. In general, feature and hairstyle clearly betray an attempt to follow the prevailing mode of the day, whether this
is influenced by the portraiture of the women of the reigning imperial family or by other preferences of the Roman elite. Regarding the choice of statue types and the way the subjects are presented, there appears to be a greater variety than in other parts
of Greece.
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BONAE GRATIAE. Mελέτες ρωμαϊκής γλυπτικής προς τιμήν της καθηγήτριας Θεοδοσίας Στεφανiδου-Τιβερiου , 2017
The Museum of Chania/Crete houses an almost intact Roman
statue of Artemis, which was discovered ... more The Museum of Chania/Crete houses an almost intact Roman
statue of Artemis, which was discovered in 1913
in the sanctuary of Diktynna, on the east side of the
peninsula Rodopou, in northwestern Crete. It represents
a variation of Artemis of the type Millesgården
(or Berlin-Ostia), whose prototype was probably created
in the early Imperial period. Among the copies
and variations of this Artemis type the statue in Chania
is of particular importance, as its intact head
seems to be the only reliable reproduction of the prototype.
The discovery of the statue in the most
important sanctuary of the Cretan goddess Diktynna
and its dating in the time of Hadrian associate the
sculpture with an extended building programme in
the Diktynnaion under this emperor, including the
completion of a large amphiprostyle temple.
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is influenced by the portraiture of the women of the reigning imperial family or by other preferences of the Roman elite. Regarding the choice of statue types and the way the subjects are presented, there appears to be a greater variety than in other parts
of Greece.
statue of Artemis, which was discovered in 1913
in the sanctuary of Diktynna, on the east side of the
peninsula Rodopou, in northwestern Crete. It represents
a variation of Artemis of the type Millesgården
(or Berlin-Ostia), whose prototype was probably created
in the early Imperial period. Among the copies
and variations of this Artemis type the statue in Chania
is of particular importance, as its intact head
seems to be the only reliable reproduction of the prototype.
The discovery of the statue in the most
important sanctuary of the Cretan goddess Diktynna
and its dating in the time of Hadrian associate the
sculpture with an extended building programme in
the Diktynnaion under this emperor, including the
completion of a large amphiprostyle temple.
is influenced by the portraiture of the women of the reigning imperial family or by other preferences of the Roman elite. Regarding the choice of statue types and the way the subjects are presented, there appears to be a greater variety than in other parts
of Greece.
statue of Artemis, which was discovered in 1913
in the sanctuary of Diktynna, on the east side of the
peninsula Rodopou, in northwestern Crete. It represents
a variation of Artemis of the type Millesgården
(or Berlin-Ostia), whose prototype was probably created
in the early Imperial period. Among the copies
and variations of this Artemis type the statue in Chania
is of particular importance, as its intact head
seems to be the only reliable reproduction of the prototype.
The discovery of the statue in the most
important sanctuary of the Cretan goddess Diktynna
and its dating in the time of Hadrian associate the
sculpture with an extended building programme in
the Diktynnaion under this emperor, including the
completion of a large amphiprostyle temple.