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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 127
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The Pomerance Collection of Ancient Art
Author: The Pomerance Collection of Ancient Art
Author: Brooklyn MuseumPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
"Since the pieces shown are representative of the arts and cultures of the ancient world from Italy to Persia and cover a period of more than three thousand years, the entries in this catalog have been arranged in broad geographical and chronological groupings. Further, an attempt has been made in each entry to provide some general background about the peoples who made the objects, and the times in which they lived. Each of the objects in the exhibition is illustrated in the catalog. In selecting comparative materials, the emphasis has been on pieces readily accessible in American institutions, particularly those in the New York and Boston areas."--Preface, p. 9.
Animals in Ancient Art from the Leo Mildenberg Collection
Author: Cleveland Museum of ArtPublisher: Philipp Von Zabern
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
A richly illustrated catalogue of 197 objects, all portraying or representing a wide range of animals, from the ancient Near East, Egypt and the Classical world. Each geographical section is supported by an introductory essay. More Animals in Ancient Art is also available.
Archaeology, Artifacts and Antiquities of the Ancient Near East
Author: Oscar White MuscarellaPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004236694
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1094
Book Description
Archaeology, Artifacts and Antiquities of the Ancient Near East follows the evolution of the author’s scholarly work and interests and is divided into several categories of interrelated fields. The first part deals primarily with excavations and associated artifacts, issues in ancient geography and the identification of ancient sites in northwest Iran, the author’s research involving the culture and chronology of the Phrygian capital at Gordion in Anatolia, and the chronology and Iranian cultural relations of a site in the Emirate of Sharjah. Part two is wide-ranging and includes chapters on Aegean and ancient Near Eastern cultural and political interconnections, the role of fibulae in revealing cultural and chronological matters, and the gender-determined usage of parasols and their recognition in excavated contexts. There are also articles specifically concerned with “Plunder Culture” and the forgery of both objects and their alleged proveniences. "At 1,088 pages, this volume provides a wonderful sample– chosen by Muscarella himself – of forty papers spanning the author’s career and many interests...This volume is so rich that it contains something for everyone." D.T. Potts, NYU, Bibliotheca Orientalis lxxIII n° 3-4, mei-augustus 2016
The Lie Became Great
Author: MuscarellaPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004502149
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
The Lie Became Great explores the closed society of international plunderers and forgers which thrives as a subculture of the Art World. These multi-cultural denizens include antiquity dealers, collectors, museum curators, forgers working in conjunction with auction houses, museums and galleries. Forgeries are made to be sold, and a great number pass into the Art World - collections, exhibitions, catalogues, and popular and scholarly journals - complete with their fabricated stories of excavation, and how they were found. The Lie Became Great documents the success and activities of one small corner of this vast network - artifacts form the Ancient Near East - with hundreds of detailed catalogue entries of forgeries. The participants in this society gain money, prestige, power, position as they distort and irretrievably damage the true story of our cultural heritage. STYX PUBLICATIONS
The Lie Became Great
Author: Oscar White MuscarellaPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9789056930417
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
A thrilling analysis of the world of plunderers, forgers, antiquity dealers, collectors, museums, auction houses with one thing in common: a vivid interest in the Ancient Near East.
Etruscan Art in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Author: Richard Daniel De PumaPublisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 1588394859
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Etruscan Art
Author: Otto BrendelPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300064462
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
This volume--the first serious book in English on Etruscan art--was hailed for its broad scope, thorough knowledge, and clear exposition when it was published almost twenty years ago. Now brought back into print with an updated bibliography and bibliographical essay by Francesca R. Serra Ridgway, it remains an essential introduction for anyone interested in ancient art, history, and civilization. Otto Brendel's exploration of the art, culture, and society of Etruria takes us through its four main periods of creativity: the Villanovan and Orientalizing era, the Archaic era, the Classical era, and the Hellenistic era, when Etruscan art became extinct. According to Brendel, the Etruscans were deeply influenced by Greek styles but used Greek forms and concepts to further their own purposes. Etruscan art is a private art, aristocratic and luxurious but centered in the life of the family and a continuing life in the tomb. Many of the art forms and objects discussed--ceramics, metalware, jewelry, sculpture, and wall painting--are known to us through the discovery of tombs. Most of these objects had a clearly defined function but were also designed, with a high degree of quality and craftsmanship, to be decorative. The beautiful art of the Etruscans, illustrated and explained in this book, sheds much light on a people about whom we know little.
The Hilprecht Collection of Greek, Italic, and Roman Bronzes in the University of Pennsylvania Museum
Author: University of Pennsylvania. University MuseumPublisher: UPenn Museum of Archaeology
ISBN: 9780924171499
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
Catalogs the Hilprecht collection of bronzes at the museum. Entries on individual pieces include physical descriptions and notes on ancient symbolism and the piece's relationship with similar items in this and other collections. Bandw photos of pieces are all grouped at the end of the volume. No index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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