Table of Contents

Chapter I.: Introduction

by Nizar Turshan – Thomas Lepaon – Thomas M. Weber-Karyotakis 

Chapter II: The Eastern Baths at Gerasa / Jerash – Short Description and History of Research between 1812 and 2016

by Jacques Seigne – Thomas Lepaon

II. 1. The Thermal Complex

II. 2. The Northern Hall

II. 3. A brief Annual of Land Use and scholarly Exploration (1810–2016) 

Chapter III: The Eastern Baths at Gerasa / Jerash – Preliminary Report on the Excavation from 11th April to 19th Mai 2016

by Thomas Lepaon

III. 1. The Transitional Basin Room (Area M)

III. 1.1. Modern occupation of area M (Agr. 55001)

III. 1.2. Abandonment of area M (Agr.55002)

III. 1.3. Re-occupation of the ruins of area  M (Agr. 55003) 

III. 1. 4. Demolition of area M (Agr.55004)

III. 1.5. Recovery of decorative elements (Agr. 55005)

III. 1.6. Remains of Roman occupation (Agr. 55006 and 55007)

III. 1.6.1. Masonry

III. 1.6.2. Floor and Piping

III. 1.6.3. The pool (BAS.001)

III. 2. The Exedra (Area S)

III. 2.1. Modern occupation of area S (Agr. 55008)

III. 2.2. Abandonment of the area (Agr.55009)

III. 2.3. Demolition of the Exedra (area S) (Agr.55010)

III. 2.4. Recovery of the decorative elements (Agr. 55011)

III. 2.5. Remains of Roman Occupation (Agr. 55011, 55012 and 55013)

Plates for chapter III

Chapter IV: The Sculptures from the Eastern Great Baths: Old and New Finds

by Thomas M. Weber-Karyotakis 

Cat.-no. 1 Fragment of a Head of Zeus

Cat.-no. 2 Fragmented head of Dionysos

Cat.-no. 3 Naked male torso, Dionysos of Lykeios Type

Cat.-no. 4 Lower part of the standing nude Aphrodite in colossal format, Type Aphrodite Troas

Cat.-no. 5 Pedestal and base from a Muse, variant of the type of the dancing Muse Miletus

Cat.-no. 6 Torso of a Satyr, type “with the fruit scarf and panther” carrying infant Dionysus in his hand

Cat.-no. 7 Upper body of a dancing Satyr, type “with the fruit scarf and panther”

Cat.-no. 8 Left shoulder of a peplophoros

Cat.-no. 9-13 Various fragments of a togatus

Cat.-no. 14 Portrait head of a Severian matrona       

Cat.-no. 15 Smaller Fragments of Marble Sculpture from the Eastern Great Baths

 

Bibliography

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