Recycling and Reuse of Sculpture in Roman and Late Antique Times</a>

Recycling and Reuse of Sculpture in Roman and Late Antique Times

Recycling and reuse of sculpture was a common practice in the ancient world, which took a variety of forms in different periods and places. The volume stresses two main aspects in relationship to this practice, namely the reuse of sculptures and their parts as building material on the one hand and in their original function or as works of art on the other hand.