Syro-Hittite Monumental Art and the Archaeology of Performance: the Stone Reliefs at Carchemish and Zincirli in the Earlier First Millennium BCE
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Main Author: Gilibert, Alessandra (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York De Gruyter 2011, ©2011
Series:Topoi v. 2
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Online Access:Volltext
Item Description:Based on a doctoral dissertation completed at the Freie Universität of Berlin in 2008
Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-158) and index
The ceremonial centers of the Syro-Hittite city-states (1200-700 BC) were lavishly decorated with large-scale, open-air figurative reliefs - an original and greatly influential artistic tradition. But why exactly did the production of such an array of monumental images ever start? This volume explores how Syro-Hittite monumental art was used as a powerful backdrop to important ritual events, and opens up a new perspective by situating monumental art in the context of public performances and civic spectacles of great emotional impact, such as processions, royal triumphs, and dynastic funerals
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 223 pages)
ISBN:9783110222265
3110222264
1283164922
9781283164924
9783110222258
3110222256

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