Attic Document Reliefs Art and Politics in Ancient Athens |
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| Author:
| Lawton, Carol L. |
| Series title: | Oxford Monographs on Classical Archaeology Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-814955-2 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1995 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | Clarendon Press |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $355.00 |
Book Description:
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A unique, fully illustrated, and fascinating study of all the known carved reliefs decorating official inscriptions in classical and Hellenistic Athens. The author's new and illuminating work on the iconography of these reliefs shows how the gods, heroes, and other personifications were not simply decorative, but integral to the overall political message.
A unique, fully illustrated, and fascinating study of all the known carved reliefs decorating official inscriptions in classical and Hellenistic Athens. The author's new and illuminating work on the iconography of these reliefs shows how the gods, heroes, and other personifications were not simply decorative, but integral to the overall political message.