COLLECTION NAME:
Archivision Base to Module 9
Record
Preferred Title:
Selinunte: Temple E
Alternate Title:
Selinus: Temple E
Image View:
Northeast corner, from within the temple remains
Creator:
unknown (Greek (ancient))
Location:
site: Selinunte, Sicily, Italy
Location Note:
Variant name, Selinus
Date:
ca. 470-ca. 450 BCE (creation)
Cultural Context:
Greek (ancient)
Style Period:
Early Classical
Work Type 1:
temple
Work Type 2:
excavation (site)
Classification:
architecture
Material:
stone
Technique:
carving (processes); construction (assembling)
Measurements:
25.32 m (width, stylobate x 67.74 m (length, stylobate)
Subjects:
architectural exteriors; deities; mythology (Classical)
Description:
The Classical Doric style (ca. 525-323 BCE) appeared suddenly at Selinus with Temple E in the eastern sanctuary, dedicated to Hera (ca. 470-ca. 450 BCE; stylobate 25.32 x 67.74 m). The colonnade of massive and closely spaced columns (6 by 15), with single angle contraction at the corners, probably reflects the so-called Temple of Herakles at Akragas (Agrigento) of ca. 500 BCE; the arrangement of the cella, with an adyton as well as standard pronaos and opisthodomos, is a local feature; the strong curvature in the foundations is unique to Selinus, however. The roof tiles were of bronze. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Collection:
Archivision Addition Module Two
Identifier:
1A3-G-SE-2-E4
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Selinunte: Temple E
