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Roman Imperial Portrait Practice in the Second Century AD
Marcus Aurelius and Faustina the Younger
Inbunden, 2022
2333 kr
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It has long been thought that imperial portrait types were officially commissioned to commemorate specific historical moments and that they were made available to both the mint and the marble workshops in Rome, assuming a close correspondence between portraits on coins and in the round. All of …
Relief Sculpture of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
Av Brian Cook
Inbunden, 2005
4958 kr
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The site of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, was rediscovered and partially excavated by C. T. Newton's expedition in 1865-6, and has been cleared completely by the Danish Archaeological Expedition to Bodrum (1966-76). Most of the fragments of relief sculpture …
The Red-Figured Vases of Apulia.: Volume 1: Early and Middle Apulian
Av A. D. Trendall, A. Cambitoglou
Inbunden, 1978
4790 kr
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The total number of extant Apulian red-figured vases cannot fall far short of 10,000, and the present work (the first of two volumes) is the first attempt to survey the history and development of the fabric as a whole, from its beginnings in the later fifth century BC to its end around 300. It does …
The Red-Figured Vases of Apulia.: Volume 2: Late Apulia
Av A. D. Trendall, A. Cambitoglou
Inbunden, 1982
4732 kr
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More than 5000 vases from Apulia are classified and catalogued in these volumes. These vases are of great importance for the history of Greek art and, in their representations, for our knowledge of Greek mythology and for illustration of lost literature.
Attic Script
A Survey
Inbunden, 1990
5797 kr
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The aim of this study is to place the inscriptions found on Athenian vases in the context of the early development of writing in Athens from the time of the invention of the alphabet in the eighth century BC to the early fourth, when the local alphabet had been supplanted by the common Ionic …
Hellenistic Royal Portraits
Inbunden, 1988
5797 kr
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The visual image of the ruler, particularly in sculpture, played an important role in expressing the character of the new, distinctive style of monarchy brought to Greece and the East by Alexander and the Hellenistic kings. Royal portraits survive on coins and in sculpture, and we read about them …
The Micali Painter and his Followers
Inbunden, 1987
1129 kr
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One of the first personalities to be identified in Etruscan art, the Micali Painter (sixth century BC), is also one of the liveliest of ancient vase-painters, and the leading exponent of a black-figure style that owed more to native imagination than the influence of imported Athenian vases. He is …
Archaic Cyprus
A Study of the Textual and Archaeological Evidence
Av A. T. Reyes
Inbunden, 1994
1300 kr
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This book examines the textual and archaeological evidence for the history of Cyprus from 750 to 500 BC. This significant period of the island's past is examined in three parts. The first surveys what is known about the local population of Cyprus and the political and social organization of the …
Hellenistic Fortifications from the Aegean to the Euphrates
Inbunden, 1997
6888 kr
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The fortifications built around Greek cities for their defence and protection are among the most impressive of ancient remains. In breadth and detail Anthony McNicoll analysed and illustrated over a score of fortified sites on the basis of personal knowledge and inspection, ranging from Ephesus and …
The Local Scripts of Archaic Greece
A Study of the Origin of the Greek Alphabet and its Development from the Eighth to the Fifth Centuries BC
Inbunden, 1990
7410 kr
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This is the only modern work to survey in depth the inscriptions of Greece before 403 BC. Since its first publication in 1961, the body of material available for study has increased substantially, and the size of the Supplement in this reissue is a clear measure of that growth. The new pages are …
Roman Children's Sarcophagi
Their Decoration and its Social Significance
Inbunden, 1996
4706 kr
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This book is the first major study of the themes which were used in the decoration of sarcophagi made for children in Rome and Ostia from the late first to early fourth century AD. It provides a selective catalogue of examples of each type, followed by discussion of how these fit into the general …
Roman Theatres
An Architectural Study
Av Frank Sear
Inbunden, 2006
10021 kr
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This book is a definitive architectural study of Roman theatre architecture. In nine chapters it brings together a massive amount of archaeological, literary,and epigraphic information under one cover. It also contains a full catalogue of all known Roman theatres, including a number of odea …
Dwarfs in Ancient Egypt and Greece
Inbunden, 1993
5126 kr
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Véronique Dasen here examines dwarfs in myth and everyday life in ancient Egypt and Greece. In both cultures physical beauty was highly admired, even to excess. What happened to those whose appearance did not conform to the `ideal proportion'? The spectacular forms of dwarfism were always a focus …
Greek Architectural Terracottas from the Prehistoric to the End of the Archaic Period
Inbunden, 1994
1978 kr
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Ancient Greek buildings were renowned for their terracotta roofs, an invention which may have first occurred in prehistoric times and been rediscovered in the seventh century BC. This is the first book to look in detail at the complex variations in tile shape, technical features, and decorative …
The Treasures of the Parthenon and Erechtheion
Av Diane Harris
Inbunden, 1996
6548 kr
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The Parthenon and the Erechtheion, two of the best-known monuments of ancient Athens, were once filled with countless priceless treasures - from furniture and musical instruments to jewellery, gold, silver, and bronze. This unique volume presents for the first time the only evidence we have for …
Attic Document Reliefs
Art and Politics in Ancient Athens
Inbunden, 1995
5042 kr
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A unique, fully illustrated, and fascinating study of all the known carved reliefs decorating official inscriptions in classical and Hellenistic Athens. The author's new and illuminating work on the iconography of these reliefs shows how the gods, heroes, and other personifications were not simply …
Hellenistic Engraved Gems
Inbunden, 1999
5672 kr
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Engraved gems were used by the Greeks as seals and amulets, but were primarily valued as ornaments. Their iconography was drawn from a wide range of motifs and standard devices current in other art forms. In the Hellenistic period gem cutters remained faithful to the classical tradition, but were …
Dionysian Imagery in Fifth-Century Athens
Inbunden, 1997
3909 kr
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Dionysian Imagery in Fifth-Century Athens is a response to the question, `What can surviving visual sources reveal about fifth-century Attic perceptions of Dionysos?' In this sequel to his book Dionysian Imagery in Archaic Greek Art (1986), Thomas Carpenter defines a methodology for using ancient …
The Odrysian Kingdom of Thrace
Orpheus Unmasked
Inbunden, 1998
5587 kr
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Spectacular archaeological discoveries were made during the 1970s and 1980s in Bulgaria and North Aegean Greece which sparked international interest in the forgotten Odrysian kingdom of Thrace. Here, for the first time, these and earlier discoveries are presented in their archaeological and …
Approaches to the Study of Attic Vases
Beazley and Pottier
Inbunden, 2001
4735 kr
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This book concerns the history of the interpretation of Attic painted vases, and is based on a comparative study of the works of Edmond Pottier (1855-1934), the founder and organizer of the Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, and John Beazley (1885-1970), who carried out the majority of vase attributions. …
Naukratis
Trade in Archaic Greece
Inbunden, 2000
4916 kr
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Archaic Naukratis was a busy trading place in the Western Delta of the Nile, renowned for its sanctuaries and courtesans, granting the Greeks access to Egyptian grain and luxury items. Now, more than one hundred years after the discovery and excavation of Naukratis, the author offers the first …
Chryselephantine Statuary in the Ancient Mediterranean World
Inbunden, 2001
6090 kr
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Composite statues of gold (chrysos), ivory (elephas), and other precious materials were the most celebrated artworks of classical antiquity. Greek and Latin authors leave no doubt that such images provided a centrepiece for religious and civic life and that vast sums were spent to produce them. A …
Religious Architecture in Latium and Etruria, c. 900-500 BC
Inbunden, 2015
2948 kr
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Religious Architecture in Latium and Etruria c. 900-500 BC presents the first comprehensive treatment of cult buildings in western central Italy from the Iron Age to the Archaic Period. By analysing the archaeological evidence for the form of early religious buildings and their role in ancient …
The Dodecanese and the Eastern Aegean Islands in Late Antiquity, AD 300-700
Inbunden, 2016
2096 kr
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The Dodecanese and the Eastern Aegean Islands in Late Antiquity, AD 300-700 is a regional study of the history, archaeology, and religious profile of the Late Antique Dodecanese (the islands of the south-eastern Aegean, centred on Rhodes), exploring how the spread of Christianity altered these …
Figured Tombstones from Macedonia, Fifth-First Century BC
Inbunden, 2016
2173 kr
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Figured Tombstones from Macedonia, Fifth-First Century BC brings together for the first time a substantial body of material from ancient Macedonia, comprising stone funerary monuments, be they statues, stelai, or reliefs, which feature figured representations. The volume's geographical focus …
Religious Architecture in Latium and Etruria, c. 900-500 BC
Häftad, 2018
683 kr
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Religious Architecture in Latium and Etruria, c. 900-500 BC presents the first comprehensive treatment of cult buildings in western central Italy from the Iron Age to the Archaic Period. By analysing the archaeological evidence for the form of early religious buildings and their role in ancient …
The Late Mannerists in Athenian Vase-Painting
Inbunden, 2001
4580 kr
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The potter and painter Myson founded the Mannerist workshop at the end of the sixth century BC. The Mannerists were his pupils and pupils of his pupils, and specialized in columnkraters, hydriai, and pelikai. The workshop was unusually long-lived and was active through the whole of the fifth …
The Protogeometric Aegean
The Archaeology of the Late Eleventh and Tenth Centuries BC
Av Irene S. Lemos, Undertaken with the assistance of the Institute for Aegean Prehistory.
Inbunden, 2003
7614 kr
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This is the first full and up-to-date survey of Aegean archaeology at the beginning of the Iron Age (late eleventh and tenth centuries BC) since Snodgrass's classic The Dark Age of Greece (1971). These crucial 150 years in the development of ancient Greek society are known as the Protogeometric …
Late Classical and Hellenistic Silver Plate from Macedonia
Av Eleni Zimi
Inbunden, 2011
3838 kr
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This is the first comprehensive and fully illustrated study of silver vessels from ancient Macedonia from the 4th to the 2nd centuries BC. These precious vessels formed part of dining sets owned by the royal family and the elite and have been discovered in the tombs of their owners. Eleni Zimi …
Greek City Walls of the Archaic Period, 900-480 BC
Inbunden, 2011
3838 kr
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In this fully illustrated study, Rune Frederiksen assembles all sources for Archaic city walls in the ancient Greek world, and argues that widespread fortification of settlements and towns, usually considered to date from the Classical period, in fact took place much earlier. Frederiksen discusses …
