Between deity and dedicator: the life and agency of Greek votive terracotta figurines
"The book presents a broad survey of Greek votive terracotta figurines, a class of votives where previous scholarship has mainly consisted of research in specific sites and collections. They have traditionally been interpreted as inexpensive and inconspicuous votives for everyday use, but this...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Berlin Boston
De Gruyter
[2023]
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Image & context (volume 23)
Year: 2023 |
| Series/Journal: | Image & context
volume 23 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Greece (Antiquity)
/ Votive figure
/ Terra-cotta
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| Further subjects: | B
Goddesses, Greek, in art
B Gods, Greek, in art B Votive offerings (Greece) B Thesis B Terra-cotta sculpture, Greek Religious aspects B Terra-cotta figurines, Greek Religious aspects B Greece Religion |
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| Summary: | "The book presents a broad survey of Greek votive terracotta figurines, a class of votives where previous scholarship has mainly consisted of research in specific sites and collections. They have traditionally been interpreted as inexpensive and inconspicuous votives for everyday use, but this study questions whether this is in fact the case. By introducing the theoretical model of chaîne opératoire for a life cycle study of the votive figurines the book moves through the stages of production, distribution, use and discard of the votives, the latter both in the sense of practical discard and in the end of use. The study is based on a selection of case studies and surveys of relevant material, allowing for in-depth analyses of the terracottas in those life stages of shifting contextual interactions"-- |
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| Physical Description: | XI, 347 Seiten, Illustrationen, 24 cm x 17 cm |
| ISBN: | 3110768879 |