Published by the Swedish Institute of Classical Studies in Rome. Distributed by Astrom Editions. Opus Mixtum. Essays in ancient art and society Edited by Eva Rystedt, Charlotte Scheffer and Charlotte Wikander Abstract Fifteen papers on various aspects of ancient art and society are gathered in this volume. They deal with the choice of moment depicted in the Parthenon frieze, the use of the Greek architectural orders in political propaganda, and the “programme” of the relief plaques from zone F at Acquarossa which is suggested to be celebrations connected to the ruler. The architectural layout of a well-temple in Sardinia is interpreted as an iconographic message of the cult of Tanit-Astarte. The significance of the horse in connection with death and the various types of female deities connected with horses in Archaic Greek religion are discussed, as well as the image of Artemis Ephesia and its connection with the mysteries of the goddess, the epithet Ambologera (“Delayer of old age”) attributed to Aphrodite, and the role of women in Roman religion. A white-ground lekythos by the Achilles Painter with the “mistress-and-maid” motif associated with music-making is analysed. A reconstruction of the Laocoon group, especially regarding the positions of the serpents is…

Published by the Swedish Institute of Classical Studies in Rome. Distributed by Astrom Editions. Gösta Säflund dedicata Opuscula Romana 6 Contents Axel Boëthius, ‘The Tomb of the Thatched Roof at Cerveteri’, pp. 9–19. Guiseppe Guadagno, ‘C. Cornelius Gallus praefectus fabrum nelle nuove iscrizioni dell’obelisco vaticano’, pp. 21–26. J.J. Jully, ‘Le marché du métal en Mediterranée occidentale au premier âge du fer: sémites et étrusques’, pp. 27–62. Karl Kerényi, ‘Die Strafe des Prometheus’, pp. 63–74. Helge Lyngy, ‘Ricerche sulla Porta Trigemina’, pp. 75–96. Solveig Nordström, ‘Representaciones de aves en la cerámica ibérica del sureste de España’, pp. 97–120. Ingrid Pohl, ‘Protome arcaica di Metaponto’, pp. 121–128. Erik Sjöqvist, ‘La grecità della Sicilia antica’, pp. 129–143. Birgitta Tamm, ‘Das Gebiet vor dem Repräsentationspalast des Domitian auf dem Palatin in forschungsgeschichtlicher Beleuchtung’, pp. 145–191. Gisela Walberg, ‘An architectural terracotta from Veii’, pp. 193–195. Paul Åström, ‘Roman amphora stamps and a graffito in the National Museum, Copenhagen’, pp. 197–199. Ingrid Molander, ‘The published writings of Gösta Säflund. A bibliography’, pp. 201–204. Bibliographical information Opuscula Romana 6, Lund 1968. Softcover: 204 pp. ISSN 0081-993X.