Chersonesan Studies 1 : : The Polychrome Grave Stelai from the Early Hellenistic Necropolis /

Chersonesan Studies 1 : : The Polychrome Grave Stelai from the Early Hellenistic Necropolis / / Richard Posamentir.

Chersonesan Studies 1 presents the painted grave stelai of the Early Hellenistic necropolis of Chersonesos Taurike, a Greek city on the northern shore of the Black Sea. This unique collection of over one hundred objects is of major interest to students of ancient art and Greek culture. Their polychr...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
VerfasserIn:
Posamentir, Richard,
MitwirkendeR:
Carter, Joseph Coleman,
Perlman, Paula,
Posamentir, Richard,
Twilley, John,
Place / Publishing House:Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]
©2010
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (510 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Series Foreword
  • Author’s Preface
  • I. The Polychrome Grave Stelai from the Early Hellenistic Necropolis
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Catalog of Grave Stelai
  • 3. Shape and Object Analysis
  • 4. Painting
  • 5. Stelai from Inside the Tower of Zeno
  • 6. Stelai from Outside the Tower of Zeno
  • 7. Dating of the Grave Stelai
  • 8. Associated Elements: Crownings, Bases, Naiskoi, and Anthropomorphic Stones
  • 8a. Catalog of Associated Elements
  • 9. The Location and Appearance of the Necropolis in the Hellenistic Period
  • 10. Stelai Comparisons
  • 11. Conclusion: The Necropolis, Its Destruction, and the Tower of Zeno
  • II. Specialist Studies
  • 12. The People of the Citadel Necropolis
  • 12a. Catalog of Inscriptions
  • 13. Pigment Analyses for the Grave Stelai and Architectural Fragments from Chersonesos
  • References
  • Index
  • Index of Catalog Numbers
  • Illustration Credits

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