Samian (Aegean culture and style)

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Scope note
The culture and style of the Aegean island of Samos, a site important in the cult of Hera and especially in the 6th century during the reign of Polykrates, as a cultural and commercial power. Important artistic production included grave stelae, funerary reliefs, monumental kouroi and korai, and in architecture, the Temple of Hera.
Samian
Accepted term: 29-Apr-2024