I gruppi frontonali del tempio di Aphaia ad Egina: ipotesi recenti e nuovi suggerimenti

The latest research on the sculpture of Aegina, especially the work of F. Walter-Karydi, shows that this small island in the Saronic Gulf was of enormous importance in the production of pedimental sculpture in Greece between the sixth century and the first half of the fifth century B. C. This suggests that the pediments of the temple of Aphaia, especially the problems of the so-called "third pediment", should be re-examined in the light of recent criticism. Using our background knowledge of Aeginetan society and of the archaeological evidence, we also attempt to name - thanks to F. Zevi's brilliant suggestion - one of the sponsors of the monumental sanctuary of Aphaia at the end of the sixth century. He was Sostratos of Aegina, the merchant whose name and identity are known from the anchor stock found in Gravisca and from Herodotus.