Greek Statue Terms Revisited: What does ἀνδριάς mean?

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  • Catherine M. Keesling Georgetown University

Abstract

References to statues of women show that only in the Roman Empire did andrias come to replace eikon as the term for a male or a female portrait statue, with eikon now indicating a painted portrait.

Author Biography

Catherine M. Keesling, Georgetown University

Associate Professor of Classics

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2017-11-21

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