Studies in Aegean Art and Culture
Subtitle: A New York Aegean Bronze Age Colloquium in Memory of Ellen N. Davis
Publisher: INSTAP Academic Press (Institute for Aegean Prehistory)
Published: Dec 06, 2016
Language: eng
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 142
ISBN-13: 9781931534864
Description: The papers published here are dedicated to the memory of Ellen N. Davis, one of the most valued and beloved Aegean scholars of her generation. All of the articles are in some way inspired or influenced by Davis's own contributions to the field. In the area of metalwork, several papers investigate interconnections within and around the Aegean during the Early, Middle and Late Bronze Ages (Betancourt, Ferrence and Muhly, Weingarten, Kopcke), while others examine metal ware in its social context (Wiener). Papers on wall painting range from studies of pigments and optical illusions (Vlachopoulos), to representations of water (Shank). Anthropomorphic representations, or their absence, of goddesses or priestesses (Jones), rulers (Palaima), or initiates (Koehl) are also studied here with new eyes and fresh insights.
Notes: Source title: Studies in Aegean Art and Culture: A New York Aegean Bronze Age Colloquium in Memory of Ellen N. Davis