The Lives of Sumerian Sculpture: An Archaeology of the Early Dynastic Temple
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| Rating | : | 4.62 (553 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1107017394 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 287 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-09 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
H. "Well written, with copious footnotes and bibliography, this is an interesting art, historical, and anthropological approach to Sumerian sculpture." E. Cline, Choice"Evans' study of Sumerian statues in the Early Dynastic Period gives new arguments and ideas on a long interpretation of material, with a very interesting new perspective that is based on the importance of the archaeological contexts where statues have been recovered and, possibly, lived." Davide Nadali, Bibliotheca Orientalis
Paul Getty Foundation, the American Academic Research Institute of Iraq and the Warburg Institute of the University of London. and co-editor of its corresponding publication. She was the co-organizer of the international exhibition Beyond Babylon: Art, Trade, and Diplomacy in the Second Millennium B.C. She has been the recipient of fellowships from the J. . Jean M. Evans is a Research Associate at the Oriental In
"For archaeologists of Ancient Near Eastern Cultures" according to Helga. This book is a scientific publication. For a general audience, it is too restrictive. The author presents very interesting new research results concerning a particular genre of the art of the ancient Near East. For all those who are concerned with discussing "Beterfiguren," the book is required reading.
Engaging also with the archaeology of the Early Dynastic temple, the book ultimately considers what a stone statue of a human figure has signified, both in modern times and in antiquity.. Chronicling the intellectual history of ancient Near Eastern art history and archaeology at the intersection of sculpture and aesthetics, this book argues that the early modern reception of Sumer still influences ideas about these sculptures. This book examines the sculptures created during the Early Dynastic period (2900-2350 BC) of Sumer, a region corresponding to present-day southern Iraq. Featured almost exclusively in temple complexes, some 550 Early Dynastic stone statues of human figures carved in an abstract style have survived