to the Roman period in order to understand the Greek use of the motif in its proper context. A fifth chapter examines the occurrence of the gorgoneion in the architecture of non-Greek areas (Phrygia, Iycia and Cyprus in the East, and Etruria, Central and Southern Italy in the West) from the 6th century B.C. The discussion in Part I is divided into four chapters dealing with the history, distribution and influences affecting the use of the gorgoneion in (1) the Greek Mainland (2) Crete and the Cyclades (3) East Greece (4) Magna Graecia. The study is divided into two parts: a comprehensive catalogue (Part II) which compiles all of the architectural gorgoneia known through publications and personal observation and the main text (Part I) which is a synthesis of the evidence derived from the catalogue. These later phases have been largely ignored as previous research on the gorgoneion has tended to concentrate on examples from the early periods. This is a regional study of the continuous use of the gorgoneion in Greek architecture from the Archaic through the Classical and Hellenistic periods.
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