Paestum (Italy) : Temple of Hera, detail of two Doric columns

Creator:

unknown (Greek (ancient)

Published/Created:

Pesto [Paestum], Campania, Italy
ca. 599-400 BCE (inclusive)

Date Depicted:

10/1/1997
8000 BC - 499 AD

Materials:

tufa (originally covered with stucco and painted)

Notes:

Ancient city was established by Greek colonists from Sybaris, who called it Poseidonia; taken by Lucanians 5th cen. BCE & by Romans 273 BCE; was famous for its roses; was destroyed by Saracens 871 AD; now site of the village of Pesto.

Topics:

Architecture -- Italy -- 5th century BCE -- (YVRC)
Architecture -- Italy -- 6th century BCE -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Archaic

Culture:

Greek (ancient)

Accession Number:

1A3-G-P-P-G4

Genre:

religious buildings: temples (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Digital:

construction complexes; sites (locations); archaeological sites; excavations (sites) column: Greek baseless Doric column; capital: Doric

Source Creator:

Gilchrist, Scott

Source Title:

Archivision Base Collection

Source Created:

2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
10/1/1997

Source Note:

Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

4152

OID:

10098962

PID:

digcoll:1824299