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Monuments reported by ancient authors (3)

Ancient statues

Delphi, The sphinx of the Naxians

NAXOS (Island) KYKLADES

Perseus Building Catalog

Delos, Oikos of the Naxians

Site: Delos
Type: Hall
Summary: Rectangular hall with porches; on the southern side of the Sanctuary of Apollo.
Date: ca. 575 B.C. - 560 B.C.
Period: Archaic

Plan:
Two-aisled hall with central colonnade of 8 columns, opening onto a porch distyle in antis at the west end and onto a porch of 4 prostyle Ionic columns at the east end.

History:
Used as a club house or guildhall. Dedicated by the Naxians to Apollo. This building replaced an earlier three-aisled hall of the 7th century B.C, which had an entrance on the north. Coulton and Dinsmoor claim an Ionic inner colonnade, Zaphiropoulou believes it was Doric. The prostyle porch on the east was a later addition.

This text is cited Nov 2002 from The Perseus Project URL below, which contains 3 image(s), bibliography & interesting hyperlinks.


Delos, Stoa of the Naxians

Site: Delos
Type: Stoa
Summary: L-shaped stoa; forming the southwest corner of the Sanctuary of Apollo.
Date: ca. 550 B.C.
Period: Archaic

Plan:
L- shaped, one-aisled stoa with Ionic colonnade, opening north and east. North wall shared with Oikos of Andros.

This text is cited Nov 2002 from The Perseus Project URL below, which contains bibliography & interesting hyperlinks.


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