Author: Catherine Mary Draycott
Publisher: Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Between 2003 and 2005, various remains of sculpture and fragments of an important inscription in the Old Phrygian language were unexpectedly found during excavations at the sixth century BC walled city on Kerkenes Mountain in the highlands of Central Turkey. These unusual finds have a significant role to play in the interpretation of the site and the interpretation of Phrygian history and culture. Large-scale sculpture in the round and small reliefs have distinctive characteristics so far unattested within territory inhabited by Phrygian speakers, while the extensive inscription names individuals so far unknown. Together, they attest to an ambitious and distinctive identity of power at this relatively remote mountaintop city, which may be equated with the strongly fortified place of Pteria mentioned in Herodotus, and which may have flourished for a brief period between the death of King Midas of Gordion and the conquering of Anatolia by the Persian King, Cyrus the Great. This volume presents these striking new finds, all of which come from the Monumental Entrance to a sector of the city known as the Palatial Complex. An introduction to the archaeological context is followed by a detailed catalog of the sculpted fragments, associated architectural fragments, and the inscribed fragments. Within the catalog there is erudite discussion of comparanda aimed at placing the unique material in its wider cultural and historical context, as well as a tentative reconstruction of the major pieces into a single monument. Rounding off the work is a commentary on the Phrygian inscription by Prof. Claude Brixhe. The volume is profusely illustrated with line drawings and photographs of every fragment together with a set of color plates that highlight the violence done to the monuments when the city was looted and burnt in the mid-sixth century BC. A Turkish summary is provided.
Sculpture and Inscriptions from the Monumental Entrance to the Palatial Complex at Kerkenes Dağ, Turkey
Author: Catherine Mary Draycott
Publisher: Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Between 2003 and 2005, various remains of sculpture and fragments of an important inscription in the Old Phrygian language were unexpectedly found during excavations at the sixth century BC walled city on Kerkenes Mountain in the highlands of Central Turkey. These unusual finds have a significant role to play in the interpretation of the site and the interpretation of Phrygian history and culture. Large-scale sculpture in the round and small reliefs have distinctive characteristics so far unattested within territory inhabited by Phrygian speakers, while the extensive inscription names individuals so far unknown. Together, they attest to an ambitious and distinctive identity of power at this relatively remote mountaintop city, which may be equated with the strongly fortified place of Pteria mentioned in Herodotus, and which may have flourished for a brief period between the death of King Midas of Gordion and the conquering of Anatolia by the Persian King, Cyrus the Great. This volume presents these striking new finds, all of which come from the Monumental Entrance to a sector of the city known as the Palatial Complex. An introduction to the archaeological context is followed by a detailed catalog of the sculpted fragments, associated architectural fragments, and the inscribed fragments. Within the catalog there is erudite discussion of comparanda aimed at placing the unique material in its wider cultural and historical context, as well as a tentative reconstruction of the major pieces into a single monument. Rounding off the work is a commentary on the Phrygian inscription by Prof. Claude Brixhe. The volume is profusely illustrated with line drawings and photographs of every fragment together with a set of color plates that highlight the violence done to the monuments when the city was looted and burnt in the mid-sixth century BC. A Turkish summary is provided.
Publisher: Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Between 2003 and 2005, various remains of sculpture and fragments of an important inscription in the Old Phrygian language were unexpectedly found during excavations at the sixth century BC walled city on Kerkenes Mountain in the highlands of Central Turkey. These unusual finds have a significant role to play in the interpretation of the site and the interpretation of Phrygian history and culture. Large-scale sculpture in the round and small reliefs have distinctive characteristics so far unattested within territory inhabited by Phrygian speakers, while the extensive inscription names individuals so far unknown. Together, they attest to an ambitious and distinctive identity of power at this relatively remote mountaintop city, which may be equated with the strongly fortified place of Pteria mentioned in Herodotus, and which may have flourished for a brief period between the death of King Midas of Gordion and the conquering of Anatolia by the Persian King, Cyrus the Great. This volume presents these striking new finds, all of which come from the Monumental Entrance to a sector of the city known as the Palatial Complex. An introduction to the archaeological context is followed by a detailed catalog of the sculpted fragments, associated architectural fragments, and the inscribed fragments. Within the catalog there is erudite discussion of comparanda aimed at placing the unique material in its wider cultural and historical context, as well as a tentative reconstruction of the major pieces into a single monument. Rounding off the work is a commentary on the Phrygian inscription by Prof. Claude Brixhe. The volume is profusely illustrated with line drawings and photographs of every fragment together with a set of color plates that highlight the violence done to the monuments when the city was looted and burnt in the mid-sixth century BC. A Turkish summary is provided.
The sculptures and inscription of Darius the Great on the rock of Behistûn in Persia
Author: Darius I (King of Persia)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Akkadian language
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Akkadian language
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
The Sculptures and Inscription of Darius the Great
Author: Darius I (King of Persia)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cuneiform inscriptions
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cuneiform inscriptions
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
The Art of the Hekatompedon Inscription and the Birth of the Stoichedon Style
Author: Patricia A. Butz
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004193278
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Recognizing the traditional place held by the Hekatompedon Inscription (IG I3 4) in classical studies, this book presents evidence for the meaning of the inscription that comes from its facture, leading to the question of the origin of the stoikhedon style and of Egypt's role in that emergence.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004193278
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Recognizing the traditional place held by the Hekatompedon Inscription (IG I3 4) in classical studies, this book presents evidence for the meaning of the inscription that comes from its facture, leading to the question of the origin of the stoikhedon style and of Egypt's role in that emergence.
The Lives of Sumerian Sculpture
Author: Jean M. Evans
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139789422
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
This book examines the sculptures created during the Early Dynastic period (2900–2350 BC) of Sumer, a region corresponding to present-day southern Iraq. Featured almost exclusively in temple complexes, some 550 Early Dynastic stone statues of human figures carved in an abstract style have survived. Chronicling the intellectual history of ancient Near Eastern art history and archaeology at the intersection of sculpture and aesthetics, this book argues that the early modern reception of Sumer still influences ideas about these sculptures. Engaging also with the archaeology of the Early Dynastic temple, the book ultimately considers what a stone statue of a human figure has signified, both in modern times and in antiquity.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139789422
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
This book examines the sculptures created during the Early Dynastic period (2900–2350 BC) of Sumer, a region corresponding to present-day southern Iraq. Featured almost exclusively in temple complexes, some 550 Early Dynastic stone statues of human figures carved in an abstract style have survived. Chronicling the intellectual history of ancient Near Eastern art history and archaeology at the intersection of sculpture and aesthetics, this book argues that the early modern reception of Sumer still influences ideas about these sculptures. Engaging also with the archaeology of the Early Dynastic temple, the book ultimately considers what a stone statue of a human figure has signified, both in modern times and in antiquity.
The Hieroglyphic Inscriptions and Monumental Art of Altar de Sacrificios
Author: John Allen Graham
Publisher: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University Publications Department
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Publisher: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University Publications Department
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
The 'Pāla-Sena' Schools of Sculpture
Author: Susan L Huntington
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004646507
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004646507
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington
Author: South Kensington Museum Art Division
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 902
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 902
Book Description
The Royal Inscriptions of Sumer and Akkad
Author: George Aaron Barton
Publisher:
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Category : Akkadian language
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Akkadian language
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
Inscriptions of Campa at the Museum of Cham Sculpture in Da Nang
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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