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The Sanctuary of Santa Venera at Paestum II: The Votive Terracottas
Rebecca Ammerman
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Description for The Sanctuary of Santa Venera at Paestum II: The Votive Terracottas
Hardcover. Examines almost three thousand terracottas found in archaeological excavations at the sanctuary of Santa Venera at Paestum Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; AFPC; HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 289 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1848.
The book documents some three thousand votive terracottas recovered by archaeologists at Santa Venera, one of the sanctuaries at Paestum. While each terracotta represents an act of religious devotion, the assembled corpus of votive gifts bears witness to the repeated performance of a dedicatory rite. In this way, the terracottas offer a window on the collective religious beliefs which motivated such ritualized giving in the classical world.
The volume treats systematically each type of figurine recovered at Santa Venera and includes its illustration. Careful analysis of technology, style, and iconography is given. This contributes new understanding to the full development ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
560
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, United States
ISBN
9780472108992
SKU
V9780472108992
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Ref
99-15
About Rebecca Ammerman
Rebecca Miller Ammerman is Associate Professor of Classics, Colgate University.
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