Potters at Work in Ancient Corinth

Potters at Work in Ancient Corinth
Title Potters at Work in Ancient Corinth PDF eBook
Author Eleni Hasaki
Publisher American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Pages 450
Release 2022-02-22
Genre Art
ISBN 1621390381

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An unparalleled assemblage of Archaic black-figure painted pinakes (plaques) was uncovered near Penteskouphia, a village west of ancient Corinth, over a century ago. The pinakes-represented by over 1,200 fragments-and their depictions of gods, warriors, animals, and the potters themselves, provide a uniquely rich source of information about Greek art, technology, and society. In this volume, the findspot of the pinakes is identified in a contribution by Ioulia Tzonou and James Herbst, and the assemblage as a whole is fully contextualized within the Archaic world. Then, by focusing specifically on the images of potters at work, the author illuminates the relationship between Corinthian and Athenian art, the technology used in ancient pottery production, and religious anxiety in the 6th century B.C. The first comprehensive register of all known Penteskouphia pinakes complements the well-illustrated discussion.

Athenian Potters and Painters III

Athenian Potters and Painters III
Title Athenian Potters and Painters III PDF eBook
Author John Oakley
Publisher Oxbow Books
Pages 313
Release 2014-08-31
Genre History
ISBN 1782976663

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Athenian Potters and Painters III presents a rich mass of new material on Greek vases, including finds from excavations at the Kerameikos in Athens and Despotiko in the Cyclades. Some contributions focus on painters or workshops – Paseas, the Robinson Group, and the structure of the figured pottery industry in Athens; others on vase forms – plates, phialai, cups, and the change in shapes at the end of the sixth century BC. Context, trade, kalos inscriptions, reception, the fabrication of inscribed painters’ names to create a fictitious biography, and the reconstruction of the contents of an Etruscan tomb are also explored. The iconography and iconology of various types of figured scenes on Attic pottery serve as the subject of a wide range of papers – chariots, dogs, baskets, heads, departures, an Amazonomachy, Menelaus and Helen, red-figure komasts, symposia, and scenes of pursuit. Among the special vases presented are a black spotlight stamnos and a column krater by the Suessula Painter. Athenian Potters and Painters III, the proceedings of an international conference held at the College of William and Mary in Virginia in 2012, will, like the previous two volumes, become a standard reference work in the study of Greek pottery.

Artists and Signatures in Ancient Greece

Artists and Signatures in Ancient Greece
Title Artists and Signatures in Ancient Greece PDF eBook
Author Jeffrey M. Hurwit
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 243
Release 2015-06-30
Genre Art
ISBN 1107105714

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This book offers insight into Greek conceptions of art, the artist, and artistic originality by examining artists' signatures in ancient Greece.

The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Athens

The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Athens
Title The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Athens PDF eBook
Author Jenifer Neils
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 505
Release 2021-02-18
Genre History
ISBN 1108484557

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This book is a comprehensive introduction to ancient Athens, its topography, monuments, inhabitants, cultural institutions, religious rituals, and politics. Drawing from the newest scholarship on the city, this volume examines how the city was planned, how it functioned, and how it was transformed from a democratic polis into a Roman urbs.

The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Athens

The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Athens
Title The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Athens PDF eBook
Author Jenifer Neils
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 505
Release 2021-02-18
Genre Social Science
ISBN 1108754147

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Named for a goddess, epicenter of the first democracy, birthplace of tragic and comic theatre, locus of the major philosophical schools, artistically in the vanguard for centuries, ancient Athens looms large in contemporary study of the ancient world. This Companion is a comprehensive introduction the city, its topography and monuments, inhabitants and cultural institutions, religious rituals and politics. Chapters link the religious, cultural, and political institutions of Athens to the physical locales in which they took place. Discussion of the urban plan, with its streets, gates, walls, and public and private buildings, provides readers with a thorough understanding of how the city operated and what people saw, heard, smelled, and tasted as they flowed through it. Drawing on the latest scholarship, as well as excavation discoveries at the Agora, sanctuaries, and cemeteries, the Companion explores how the city was planned, how it functioned, and how it was transformed from a democratic polis into a Roman city.

Technology, Crafting and Artisanal Networks in the Greek and Roman World

Technology, Crafting and Artisanal Networks in the Greek and Roman World
Title Technology, Crafting and Artisanal Networks in the Greek and Roman World PDF eBook
Author Diego Elia
Publisher Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Pages 753
Release 2024-12-02
Genre History
ISBN 3111190587

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This volume aims to merge theoretical models with methodological approaches on ceramic technology and artisanal networks in the Classical world. This convergence of analytical frameworks allowed scholars to explore some traditional archaeological topics that usually have a very low-level of visibility, such as the skillful gestures of the craftspeople involved, the organization of the ceramic production, the dynamics of apprenticeship and knowledge transfer as well as intra and inter-regional artisanal mobility, in the Graeco-Roman ‘communities of practice’. The papers promote interdisciplinary dialogues among various fields of study, such as archaeology, archaeometry, anthropology, ethnoarchaeology, experimental archaeology, and digital humanities - such as Social Network Analysis, computational imaging, and big data analysis.

Apotropaia and Phylakteria: Confronting Evil in Ancient Greece

Apotropaia and Phylakteria: Confronting Evil in Ancient Greece
Title Apotropaia and Phylakteria: Confronting Evil in Ancient Greece PDF eBook
Author Maria G. Spathi
Publisher Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Pages 280
Release 2024-05-02
Genre History
ISBN 1803277505

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The belief in the existence of evil forces was part of ancient everyday life and a phenomenon deeply embedded in popular thought of the Greek world. Stemming from a conference held in Athens in June 2021, this volume addresses the apotropaia and phylakteria from different perspectives: via literary sources, archaeological material, and iconography.