In the latest volume of the MAR catalogue series the ancient sculptures of the Museum of Laon
(France) are presented for the first time in their entirety. The catalogue consists largely of
the collection assembled by Paul Marguerite de la Charlonie (1844-1921) and includes Greek and
Roman exhibits from the Archaic period to late antiquity. The extremely rich inventory includes
Cypriot kouroi Hellenistic rulers portraits of Roman emperors Attic grave reliefs and Roman
sarcophagi. All objects were documented by Gisela Geng photographer-in-chief of the Research
Archive for Ancient Sculpture (Cologne) and are presented in detail in German- and
French-language catalog articles.
