Statues and Cities Honorific Portraits and Civic Identity in the Hellenistic World |
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| Author:
| Ma, John |
| Series title: | Oxford Studies in Ancient Culture and Representation Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-873893-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2015 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $69.00 |
Book Description:
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This book combines archaeology and epigraphy to discuss portraits in ancient art within the context of city-states honouring individuals through erecting statues, and families imitating this practice. This tells us a lot about the history of these cities and how ancient art worked as a construction of relations during the Hellenistic period.
This book combines archaeology and epigraphy to discuss portraits in ancient art within the context of city-states honouring individuals through erecting statues, and families imitating this practice. This tells us a lot about the history of these cities and how ancient art worked as a construction of relations during the Hellenistic period.