Exemplars of kingship: art, tradition, and the legacy of the Akkadians
Exemplars of Kingship conveys the astonishing life of the art of the Akkadian kings by assessing ancient and modern responses to its dynamic forms and transformative ideologies of kingship.
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Livro |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
| Serviço de pedido Subito: | Pedir agora. |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press USA- OSO
2019
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| Em: | Ano: 2019 |
| Análises: | [Rezension von: Eppihimer, Melissa, 1979-, Exemplars of kingship : art, tradition, and the legacy of the Akkadians] (2020) (Herrenschwand, Jean Jacques, 17XX - 1815)
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| (Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão: | B
Acádios
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/ Arte
/ História 2334 a.C.-2154 a.C.
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| Outras palavras-chave: | B
Publicação universitária
B Art, Akkadian-Influence B Kings and rulers in art B Iraq-Kings and rulers B Portrait sculpture, Ancient-Themes, motives B Electronic books |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Não eletrônico
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| Resumo: | Exemplars of Kingship conveys the astonishing life of the art of the Akkadian kings by assessing ancient and modern responses to its dynamic forms and transformative ideologies of kingship. Cover -- Exemplars of Kingship -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- List of Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Notes on Names, Dates, and Languages -- List of Abbreviations -- 1. Behold Sargon -- 2. Exemplars of Kingship and the Art of Memory -- Remembering the Akkadians -- Visual Traditions and Interpictoriality -- The Temporalities of Images -- Memories and Traditions beyond Our Control -- 3. Triumphant Kings and the Legacy of Akkadian Steles -- The Privileged Status of the Stele of Naram-Sin -- Life and Death in Akkadian Victory Monuments -- Distinguishing Responses: The Zagros Rock Reliefs -- Ideal Kingship and the Steles of Shamshi-Adad I and Dadusha -- Late Entries: The Victory Monuments of Darius I -- The Legacy of the Stele of Naram-Sin -- 4. Royal Bodies and the Legacy of Akkadian Statues -- The Statues of the Akkadian Kings -- The Absent Legacy: The Historiography of Akkadian Royal Statues -- Emulation and Critique in the Statues of Gudea -- The Statues of the Kings of Ur -- Akkadian Tassels at Mari and Eshnunna -- Akkadian or Akkadian Imitations: The Statues of Puzur-Inshushinak -- Akkadian or Akkadian Imitations: The Statues from Ashur -- The Visual Legacy of Akkadian Royal Statues -- 5. Curly-Haired Heroes and the Legacy of Akkadian Seals -- Seals and Kingship in the Akkadian Period -- Modern Interpretations of Akkadian Cylinder Seals -- The Lahmu and the Contest Scene after the Akkadians -- The Akkadian Qualities of Middle Assyrian Art -- The Lion-Wielding Heroes of Khorsabad -- The Assyrian Forms and Functions of the Khorsabad Heroes -- Remembering the Akkadians in the Neo-Assyrian Period -- The Visual Legacy of Akkadian Seals -- 6. Allusions and Illusions -- Allusions to and Illusions of the Akkadians -- Memories of the Akkadians beyond Mesopotamia -- Other Memories, Other Exemplars -- Notes -- References -- Index. |
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| Descrição do item: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| ISBN: | 0190903023 |