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Figured Tombstones from Macedonia, Fifth-First Century BC (Oxford Monographs on Classical Archaeology)
Myrina Kalaitzi
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Description for Figured Tombstones from Macedonia, Fifth-First Century BC (Oxford Monographs on Classical Archaeology)
Hardcover. This volume brings together for the first time ancient Macedonian stone funerary monuments, or stelai, which feature figured representations of the deceased and their relatives. Taking as its focus the Classical and Hellenistic periods, it goes beyond artistic evaluation to consider the social history and wider meaning of the monuments. Series: Oxford Monographs on Classical Archaeology. Num Pages: 608 pages, 238 black and white illustrations, 8-page colour plates section, and 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1; HDDK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 276 x 219. .
Figured Tombstones from Macedonia, Fifth-First Century BC brings together for the first time a substantial body of material from ancient Macedonia, comprising stone funerary monuments, be they statues, stelai, or reliefs, which feature figured representations. The volume's geographical focus encompasses what can be referred to as the national territory of the ancient Macedonians, as established largely from the reign of Philip II until the last Antigonids, and extending from the range of Mount Pindos and Lake Lychnitis in the west as far as the Strymon valley and Mount Pangaion in the east. Its broad chronological scope stretches back to prehistoric ... Read more
Figured Tombstones from Macedonia, Fifth-First Century BC brings together for the first time a substantial body of material from ancient Macedonia, comprising stone funerary monuments, be they statues, stelai, or reliefs, which feature figured representations. The volume's geographical focus encompasses what can be referred to as the national territory of the ancient Macedonians, as established largely from the reign of Philip II until the last Antigonids, and extending from the range of Mount Pindos and Lake Lychnitis in the west as far as the Strymon valley and Mount Pangaion in the east. Its broad chronological scope stretches back to prehistoric ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
New
Series
Oxford Monographs on Classical Archaeology
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198746454
SKU
V9780198746454
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About Myrina Kalaitzi
Myrina Kalaitzi is an Assistant Researcher at the National Hellenic Research Foundation.
Reviews for Figured Tombstones from Macedonia, Fifth-First Century BC (Oxford Monographs on Classical Archaeology)
For a study of this kind, Kalaitzi's book is exemplary, offering a meticulously detailed presentation of 216 tombstones that have survived from ancient Macedonia. ... Kalaitzi has expended a tremendous amount ofeffort to study first-hand as many monumentsas possible, while at the same time informing herreaders of new discoveries or monuments that havenot yet been fully published.
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