Announcing our revised
Catalogue of Greek Sculpture

May 19, 1998

The Perseus Project is pleased to announce the publication of a revised catalogue of Greek sculpture on its web site. The catalogue contains 588 entries covering major sculptural works in a variety of media, most from the archaic and classical periods. While the catalogue includes new entries on 222 objects, many entries from our pre-existing catalogue have been revised and expanded, and new bibliographical references have been added.

The format of the sculpture catalogue has been entirely redesigned to bring the visitor's attention to distinctions between copies and originals, as well as single sculptures and groups, and related fragments in separate collections. Note, for example, that the entry for the "Rampin Rider" links to separate entries for the body in Athens and the head in Paris, both of which, in turn, provide links to the main entry. Known findspots, functions, classes of monuments, sculptural techniques, and documentary evidence have also been added to the range of information provided for individual objects.

The Greek sculpture catalogue is fully interconnected with the Perseus digital library and objects may be accessed through Perseus' keyword and English index searches. With the browser one may also search for objects organized by collection, context, period, region, class, material, scale, sculptor and associated buildings.

Objects from 28 museums, in Athens, Berlin, Delphi, London, New York, and elsewhere are now documented in the Greek sculpture catalogue on the Perseus Project. We are particularly glad to report that images of objects from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston are now available to all users of the Perseus Project's web site.

Look for announcements regarding the availability of other images in the near future.

The new catalogue entries and revisions have been prepared by Dr. Amy C. Smith, our Art and Archaeology Editor. We are also glad to acknowledge the help of our Sculpture Advisory Board members: Professors Mark D. Fullerton (Ohio State University), Carol L. Lawton (Lawrence University), and Andrew Stewart (University of California, Berkeley). Funding has been generously provided by the Getty Grant Program.

We welcome your feedback and any comments on how you are making use of these resources.

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