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 at Athens. Distributed by Astrom Editions. Opuscula Atheniensia 13 Contents Dimitri Anson, ‘The Rude Style Late Cypriot IIC-III pottery: an analytical typology’, pp. 1–18. Hjördis von Arbin, ‘An Early Cypriote milk bowl’, pp. 19–21. Paul Åström, ‘Cyprus and Troy’, pp. 23–28. Paul Åström & Ino Nicolaou, ‘Lead sling bullets from Hala Sultan Tekke’, pp. 29–33. Erland Billig, ‘Die Bühne mit austauschbaren Kulissen. Eine verkannte Bühne des Frühhellenismus?’, pp. 35–83. Barbara Bohen, ‘A Geometric horse pyxis from Asine’, pp. 85–89. Ann Brown & Hector Catling, ‘Additions to the Cypriot collection in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 1963-77’, pp. 91–137. Peter M. Fischer, ‘Eine Untersuchung der Kieferfragmente und Zähne aus zwei Gräbern von Trypes bei Dromolaxia, Cypern’, pp. 139–148. Peter M. Fischer, ‘The use of a metal detector in archaeology’, pp. 149–153. John M. Fossey, ‘Mycenaean fortifications of the North East Kopais’, pp. 155–162. Carole Gillis, ‘A Mycenaean forgery’, pp. 163–170. R.S. Merrillees, ‘Representation of the human form in prehistoric Cyprus’, pp. 171–184. Elvy Nyqvist, ‘Human teeth from Kition’, pp. 185–188. Erik Østby, ‘The Athenaion of Karthaia’, pp. 189–223. Thanasis J. Papadopoulos & Richard E. Jones, ‘Rhodiaka in Achaea’, pp. 225–235. Gösta Säflund, ‘Sacrificial banquets in the “Palace…