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The Learned Collector The Learned Collector mythological statuettes and classical taste in late antique gaul Lea M. Stirling the university of michigan press ann arbor Copyright © by the University of Michigan 2005 All rights reserved Published in the United States of America by The University of Michigan Press Manufactured in the United States of America ∞Printed on acid-free paper 2008 2007 2006 2005 4 3 2 1 No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, or otherwise, without the written permission of the publisher. A CIP catalog record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Stirling, Lea Margaret. The learned collector : mythological statuettes and classical taste in late antique Gaul / Lea M. Stirling. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-472-11433-6(cloth : alk. paper) 1. Mythology, Classical, in art. 2. Marble sculpture, Roman—France, Southwest. 3. Figurines—France, Southwest. 4. France, Southwest—Antiquities, Roman. 5. Sculpture—Collectors and collecting—France, Southwest. I. Title. NB160.S75 2005 730′.9364—dc22 2004019093 ISBN13 978-0-472-11433-7 (cloth) ISBN13 978-0-472-02534-3 (electronic) To Stella and Ian Stirling Acknowledgments The present bookhas been a long time in the making, from nascent ideas in classes with Jeremy Rossiter and Thelma Thomas, through its original recension as my 1994doctoral dissertation (University of Michi- gan), to the much-expanded present format. I extend heartfelt thanks to the numerous people in museums, universities, and other institutions who have assisted me in manifold ways over that period. I have been fortunate in holding the Canada Council Chair in Roman Archaeology (Tier II) since 2001. This chair has supported the new sections of this book, chapters 2and 6, as well as much of the cost of its illustrations. Thanks are due to Elaine Gazda and Thelma Thomas, who sagely su- pervised my dissertation research. In France and elsewhere, many people assisted my research with invaluable advice and information, and I warmly acknowledge Véronique Blanc-Bijon, M. and Mme André Brachet, M. and Mme Egidio Borini, Jean-Pierre Bost, François Braemer, M. and Mme Cailler, Bruno Del Nero, the late Nicole Deroisy-Delgouffre, Martin Deroisy, Rory Egan, Jane Fejfer, Aurélia Greiveldinger, Niels Hannestad, Jeanne Hanus, Anne Hochuli-Gysel, John Humphrey, Jacques Lapart, Carol Lawton, Anna Leone, Louis Maurin, Richard Posamentir, and David Potter. I have profited from research resources at the Centre Pierre Paris (Bordeaux), the Centre Camille Jullian (Aix-en-Provence), and the American School of Classical Studies (Athens). Elise Friedland, John Gahan, Alison Griffith, Lisa Hughes, and anonymous readers for the University of Michigan Press read the manuscript in full or part and provided valuable criticism and improvements. Naturally, they are not responsible for any infelicities in the text or for the judgments expressed therein. I thank the editorial staff at the University of Michigan Press for their many efforts on my behalf. vii the learned collector viii For permission to study artifacts and for their courteous welcome and assistance, I am indebted to the following: Yannick Linz (formerly Musée d’Agen), Christopher Ratté, R. R. R. Smith (Aphrodisias excavations), J.-M. Rouquette (Musées d’Arles), Mrs. Salda (National Archaeological Museum, Athens), Anne Ziéglé and Michel Gourdin (Musée d’Aquitaine, Bordeaux), the Société Archéologique de Bordeaux, Abdelmajid Ennabli (Musée National de Carthage), Maria Aurenhammer (Ephesos excava- tions), Bernard Ducasse (Musée de Libourne), the Société Archéologique de Libourne, the late Georges Fouet (director of excavations at Montmau- rin), T. Miro (Musée de Montmaurin), Magalie Puisségur, Valérie Parick- miler-Duguet (Musée Henri IV, Nérac), Dominique Darde (Musée Archéologique de Nîmes), Jane Shepherd, Anna Galina Zevi (Ostia Mu- seum), Mathilde Avisseau-Broustet (Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris), François Baratte (Musée du Louvre, Paris), Jean Gugole (director of exca- vations at Séviac), Daniel Cazes, Jacques Grange (Musée Saint-Raymond, Toulouse), and Sabine Faust (Rheinisches Landesmuseum, Trier). In Winnipeg, the collegial atmosphere in the Classics Department and in University College at the University of Manitoba augments the pleasure of scholarship. Student assistants Jody Gordon, Jim Hamm, Craig Hardi- man, Jane Heinrichs, and Ana Panic´ aided in aspects of the research and editing. Jane Heinrichs deftly created several illustrations. Finally, this work could not have been completed without the steadfast support of my family. My parents have always encouraged my interests, even when times seemed dark for the humanities. My husband, Mark Lawall, has given not just advice but humor, companionship, and love, in Ann Arbor, Winnipeg, Athens, and numerous other places. My daughter, Sophie, brings me joy and laughter. To them all go my deepest thanks. Contents List of Figures xi chapter one Introduction 1 chapter two Findspots, Functions, and the Burden of Proof: Some Questions of Methodology 15 chapter three Late Antique Villas in Southwest Gaul and Their Sculptural Collections 29 chapter four Issues of Style, Chronology, and Origins 91 chapter five Paideiaand the World of Ausonius of Bordeaux: The Social Environment of Late Mythological Statuary 138 chapter six Learned Collectors across the Empire 165 chapter seven Statuary, Paideia,and Collecting: Conclusions 228 Notes 233 Bibliography 283 Index 307 ix
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