| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 223 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
Topoi. Berlin Studies of the Ancient World ; v. 2 |
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Topoi (Berlin, Germany) ; v. 2
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| Contents |
Frontmatter -- Contents -- LIST OF FIGURES -- List of Tables -- Bibliographical abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Syro-Anatolian region in the Iron Age -- 3 Carchemish -- 4 Zincirli -- 5 The embedment of monumental art in ritual performance -- 6 Art and ritual performance in diachronic perspective -- 7 Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Catalogue of monumental items -- Index of concepts |
| Summary |
The ceremonial centers of the Syro-Hittite city-states (1200-700 BC) were lavishly decorated with large-scale, open-air figurative reliefs - an original and greatly influential artistic tradition. But why exactly did the production of such an array of monumental images ever start? This volume explores how Syro-Hittite monumental art was used as a powerful backdrop to important ritual events, and opens up a new perspective by situating monumental art in the context of public performances and civic spectacles of great emotional impact, such as processions, royal triumphs, and dynastic funerals |
| Notes |
Based on a doctoral dissertation completed at the Freie Universität of Berlin in 2008 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-158) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Relief (Sculpture), Hittite -- Turkey -- Carchemish (Extinct city)
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Relief (Sculpture), Hittite -- Turkey -- Zincirli (Gaziantep İli)
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Monuments -- Turkey -- Carchemish (Extinct city)
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Monuments -- Turkey -- Zincirli (Gaziantep İli)
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Hittites -- Civilization
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ART -- Sculpture & Installation.
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Monuments
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Relief (Sculpture), Hittite
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Turkey -- Carchemish (Extinct city)
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Turkey -- Zincirli (Gaziantep İli)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783110222265 |
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3110222264 |
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1283164922 |
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9781283164924 |
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