UID:
edocfu_9958353695902883
Format:
1 online resource (236p.)
ISBN:
9783110222265
Series Statement:
Topoi – Berlin Studies of the Ancient World/Topoi – Berliner Studien der Alten Welt ; 2
Content:
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.
Note:
Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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LIST OF FIGURES --
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List of Tables --
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Bibliographical abbreviations --
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Acknowledgements --
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1 Introduction --
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2 The Syro-Anatolian region in the Iron Age --
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3 Carchemish --
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4 Zincirli --
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5 The embedment of monumental art in ritual performance --
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6 Art and ritual performance in diachronic perspective --
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7 Conclusions --
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Bibliography --
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Catalogue of monumental items --
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Index of concepts
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In English.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 978-3-11-022225-8
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9783110222265
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110222265
