{"product_id":"stone-council-bench","title":"Stone Council Bench","description":"\u003cp\u003eA short section of stone council bench - squared blocks, plain top, no backrest. The austere seating of the Spartan council chamber, sized to anchor a vignette. Period: \u003cstrong\u003eArchaic-Classical Sparta, c. 700-200 BCE\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Gerousia met in dedicated council buildings in Sparta - and like everything in the Lacedaemonian public sphere the architecture was plain. Stone benches without ornament, fitting the famously austere Spartan civic style described by \u003cstrong\u003eThucydides (I.10)\u003c\/strong\u003e: \"if Sparta were ever deserted, no one would believe it had been so great a power.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePainting tips\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStone: pale buff limestone or warm sandstone with sepia wash in joints.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTop edge: lighter drybrush from wear.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBase: dust drybrush and faint moss in the contact line.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOptional faded red or ochre stripe along the front for archaic Greek polychromy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHistorical sources \u0026amp; further reading\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThucydides I.10 on Spartan austerity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreek public architecture studies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoulton, Ancient Greek Architects at Work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003e⚠ Small parts. Not suitable for children under 14.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DIORAO","offers":[{"title":"1:72 \/ None","offer_id":53799480590673,"sku":"DIO-245","price":4.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1:72 \/ Black","offer_id":53799480623441,"sku":"DIO-245","price":5.85,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1:72 \/ White","offer_id":53799480656209,"sku":"DIO-245","price":5.85,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1:48 \/ None","offer_id":53799480688977,"sku":"DIO-245","price":7.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1:48 \/ Black","offer_id":53799480721745,"sku":"DIO-245","price":9.1,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1:48 \/ White","offer_id":53799480754513,"sku":"DIO-245","price":9.1,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1:43 \/ None","offer_id":53799480787281,"sku":"DIO-245","price":9.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1:43 \/ Black","offer_id":53799480820049,"sku":"DIO-245","price":11.7,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1:43 \/ White","offer_id":53799480852817,"sku":"DIO-245","price":11.7,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1:35 \/ None","offer_id":53799480885585,"sku":"DIO-245","price":11.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1:35 \/ Black","offer_id":53799480918353,"sku":"DIO-245","price":14.3,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1:35 \/ White","offer_id":53799480951121,"sku":"DIO-245","price":14.3,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1:32 \/ None","offer_id":53799480983889,"sku":"DIO-245","price":13.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1:32 \/ Black","offer_id":53799481016657,"sku":"DIO-245","price":16.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1:32 \/ White","offer_id":53799481049425,"sku":"DIO-245","price":16.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1038\/8275\/2337\/files\/stone_council_bench.png?v=1779044400","url":"https:\/\/diorao.com\/products\/stone-council-bench","provider":"DIORAO","version":"1.0","type":"link"}