A01=Mabel Lang
Ancient Greece
Author_Mabel Lang
Category=NKD
Category=YNH
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Greek inscriptions
potsherds
Product details
- ISBN 9780876616338
- Weight: 61g
- Dimensions: 140 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 21 Nov 1988
- Publisher: American School of Classical Studies at Athens
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Like fragments of overheard conversations, the thousands of informal inscriptions scratched and painted on potsherds, tiles, and other objects give us a unique insight into the everyday life of the Athenian Agora. Some are marks of ownership, or the notes of merchants, but many are sexual innuendos, often accompanied by graphic illustrations. Using her wide contextual knowledge, the author suggests why these scraps of sentences were written, and what they can tell us about one of the first widely literate societies.
Mabel Lang (1917-2010) was the Katharine E. McBride Professor Emeritus and Paul Shorey Professor Emeritus of Greek at Bryn Mawr College. She authored or coauthored nine books published by the ASCSA.
