Representations Of Animals On Greek And Roman Engraved Gems

Author : Idit Sagiv
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1784918709
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Representations of Animals on Greek and Roman Engraved Gems written by Idit Sagiv and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2018-07-13 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive study of the depictions of animals and their significance on Greek and Roman gems. The work examines the associations between animal depictions and the type of gemstone and its believed qualities. The study also compares the representation of animals on gems to other, larger media, and analyses the differences.

Author : Paweł Gołyźniak
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1789695406
Total Pages : 618 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Engraved Gems and Propaganda in the Roman Republic and under Augustus written by Paweł Gołyźniak and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2020-05-14 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book studies small but highly captivating artworks from antiquity – engraved gemstones. These objects had multiple applications, and the images upon them captured snapshots of people's beliefs, ideologies, and everyday occupations. They provide a unique perspective on the propaganda of Roman political leaders, especially Octavian/Augustus.

Author : Gisela M. A. Richter
Publisher : L'ERMA di BRETSCHNEIDER
ISBN 13 : 9788882653743
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Catalogue of Engraved Gems written by Gisela M. A. Richter and published by L'ERMA di BRETSCHNEIDER. This book was released on 2006 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Francis M. Morris
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1803276819
Total Pages : 1402 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Venta Belgarum: Prehistoric, Roman, and Post-Roman Winchester written by Francis M. Morris and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2023-12-28 with total page 1402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a detailed study of the archaeology of Roman Winchester—Venta Belgarum, a major town in the south of the province of Britannia— and its development from the regional (civitas) capital of the Iron Age people, the Belgae, who inhabited much of what is now central and southern Hampshire.

Author : Leszek Garde?a
Publisher : Oxbow Books
ISBN 13 : 1789259541
Total Pages : 1062 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Norse Sorceress written by Leszek Garde?a and published by Oxbow Books. This book was released on 2023-08-24 with total page 1062 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Old Norse literature abounds with descriptions of magic acts that allow ritual specialists of various kinds to manipulate the world around them, see into the future or the distant past, change weather conditions, influence the outcomes of battles, and more. While magic practitioners are known under myriad terms, the most iconic of them is the völva. As the central figure of the famous mythological poem Völuspá (The Prophecy of the Völva), the völva commands both respect and fear. In non-mythological texts similar women are portrayed as crucial albeit somewhat peculiar members of society. Always veiled in mystery, the völur and their kind have captured the academic and popular imagination for centuries. Bringing together scholars from various disciplinary backgrounds, this volume aims to provide new insights into the reality of magic and its agents in the Viking world, beyond the pages of medieval texts. It explores new trajectories for the study of past mentalities, beliefs, and rituals as well as the tools employed in these practices and the individuals who wielded them. In doing so, the volume engages with several topical issues of Viking Age research, including the complex entanglements of mind and materiality, the cultural attitudes to animals and the natural world, and the cultural constructions of gender and sexuality. By addressing these complex themes, it offers a nuanced image of the völva and related magic workers in their cultural context. The volume is intended for a broad, diverse, and international audience, including experts in the field of Viking and Old Norse studies but also various non-professional history enthusiasts. The Norse Sorceress: Mind and Materiality in the Viking World is a key output of the project Tanken bag Tingene (Thoughts behind Things) conducted at the National Museum of Denmark from 2020 to 2023 and funded by the Krogager Foundation.

Author : Ben van den Bercken
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789088905063
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Engraved Gems written by Ben van den Bercken and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discuss different types of engraved gems in the collection of the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden Leiden, their makers, users and re-users, combining archaeological, culture historical and geological perspectives.

Author : Adam Parker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 1785708848
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Material Approaches to Roman Magic written by Adam Parker and published by . This book was released on 2018-04-30 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second volume in the new TRAC Themes in Roman Archaeology series seeks to push the research agendas of materiality and lived experience further into the study of Roman magic, a field that has, until recently, lacked object-focused analysis. Building on the pioneering studies in Boschung and Bremmer's (2015) Materiality of Magic, the editors of the present volume have collected contributions that showcase the value of richly-detailed, context-specific explorations of the magical practices of the Roman world. By concentrating primarily on the Imperial period and the western provinces, the various contributions demonstrate very clearly the exceptional range of influences and possibilities open to individuals who sought to use magical rituals to affect their lives in these specific contexts – something that would have been largely impossible in earlier periods of antiquity. Contributions are presented from a range of museum professionals, commercial archaeologists, university academics and postgraduate students, making a compelling case for strengthening lines of communication between these related areas of expertise.

Author : Duffield Osborne
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Engraved Gems, Signets, Talismans and Ornamental Intaglios written by Duffield Osborne and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : British Museum. Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 580 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Catalogue of the Engraved Gems and Cameos written by British Museum. Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004391444
Total Pages : 431 pages
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Download or read book A Companion to Seals in the Middle Ages written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2019-02-11 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Companion to Seals in the Middle Ages is a cross-disciplinary collection of fourteen essays on medieval sigillography. It is organized thematically, and it emphasizes important, often cutting-edge, methodologies for the study of medieval seals and sealing cultures.