Abstract
Fragments of four statues were uncovered during the 2001–2004 excavations in the Eastern Circus at Caesarea. These were clearly part of the decoration scheme of the spina. Three of the fragments are of human figures—two belong to draped female figures—and the fourth is a fragment of an animal (a bull?). This article attempts to interpret each of the sculpted images within the environment of the circus. It appears that the Eastern Circus was affluently decorated, in accordance with the findings from other circuses throughout the Roman Empire.
Keywords
Roman art, architecture, sculpture, iconography
Recommended Citation
Gersht, Rivka
(2018)
"Statues from the Eastern Circus at Caesarea Maritima (pp. 141–159),"
'Atiqot: Vol. 92, Article 9.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/2948-040X.1980
Available at:
https://publications.iaa.org.il/atiqot/vol92/iss1/9
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