Proskenion and Skene with Wooden Wheels (IMAGE)

Kumamoto University

Proskenion and Skene with Wooden Wheels

Caption

This image shows the reconstruction of the wheeled wooden skene of the Messene Theatre. The wooden stage building (front) is drawn by solid lines, and the hypothetical scene building (back) by gray lines. Adapted from R. Yoshitake, The Movable Stage in Hellenistic Greek Theatres. New Documentation form Messene and Comparisons with Sparta and Megalopolis, AA, 2016/2, p. 123, fig. 6. (drawing by K. Oyama).

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Associate Professor Ryuichi Yoshitake & K. Oyama

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