Zoomorphic arts of ancient Central Eurasia / / Petya Andreeva [editor].

• TeilnehmendeR: Andreeva, Petya ,
• Place / Publishing House: Basel : : MDPI,, [2023]; ©2023
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

The volume focuses on the zoomorphic art and design systems of ancient China and Central Asia. It offers a glimpse into convergent and shifting concepts of zoomorphism across political and cultural boundaries, and places special emphasis on nomadic cultural spheres. The papers explore the role of animals in one's creative process and the factors that might have contributed to the formation of a zoomorphic image system across different parts of ancient Central Eurasia. The reprint presents studies that span the disciplinary boundaries of Art History, Archaeology, Socio-Cultural Anthropology, and covers archaeological sites and museum collections from a vast geographical domain, from southern China to Kazakhstan and Siberia.

Table of Contents

About the Editor vii -- Preface ix -- Karen S. Rubinson and Katheryn M. Linduff -- Deer or Horses with Antlers? Wooden Figures Adorning Herders in the Altai -- Reprinted from: Arts 2023, 12, 29, doi:10.3390/arts12010029 1 -- Claudia Chang, Sergei Sergievich Ivanov and Perry Alan Tourtellotte -- "Animal-Style Art," and Special Finds at Iron Age Settlements in Southeastern Kazakhstan: -- Chronology, Trade, and Networks during the Iron Age -- Reprinted from: Arts 2023, 12, 28, doi:10.3390/arts12010028 23 -- Leslie V. Wallace -- Animal Imagery in Eastern Han Tomb Reliefs from Shanbei 陝北 -- Reprinted from: Arts 2023, 12, 26, doi:10.3390/arts12010026 43 -- Saltanat Amir and Rebecca C. Roberts -- The Saka 'Animal Style' in Context: Material, Technology, Form and Use -- Reprinted from: Arts 2023, 12, 23, doi:10.3390/arts12010023 57 -- Heather Clydesdale -- Earthly Beasts and Heavenly Creatures: Animal Realms in Early Medieval Chinese Tombs and -- Cave Temples -- Reprinted from: Arts 2023, 12, 14, doi:10.3390/arts12010014 83 -- Elena Fiodorovna Korolkova -- Siberian Animal Style: Stylistic Features as Generic Indication -- Reprinted from: Arts 2023, 12, 19, doi:10.3390/arts12010019 105 -- Cortney E. Chaffin -- Strange Creatures of Chu: A Regional Approach to Antlered Tomb Sculptures -- Reprinted from: Arts 2022, 12, 3, doi:10.3390/arts12010003 119 -- Fan Zhang -- Xianbei Zoomorphic Plaques: Art, Migration, and Human-Environment Entanglement -- Reprinted from: Arts 2022, 11, 129, doi:10.3390/arts11060129 141.