Diplomacy by design : luxury arts and an "international style" in the ancient Near East, 1400-1200 BCE /
Feldman, Marian H.
Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press,
c2006.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-258) and index.
Pt. 1. Images. Overview. Redefining the "international style" -- The role of visual hybridity -- Iconography and meaning -- Questions of style and production -- Pt. 2. Objects.Overview. Materiality, luxury goods, and diplomatic gifts -- Objects and crafting -- International luxury goods in space and time -- The materiality of greeting letters -- Pt. 3. Contexts. Overview. Contextualizing the international koiné -- Representation and negotiation in between : Ugarit and the northern levant.
Art, Ancient.
Bronze age