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UNINA9910464247203321 |
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Autore |
Lesure Richard G. |
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Titolo |
Interpreting ancient figurines : context, comparison, and prehistoric art / / Richard G. Lesure [[electronic resource]] |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011 |
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0-511-99411-7 |
1-107-21491-2 |
0-511-99191-6 |
0-511-99291-2 |
9786613050151 |
0-511-98912-1 |
1-283-05015-3 |
0-511-98733-1 |
0-511-99091-X |
0-511-97337-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiv, 256 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Figurines, Ancient |
Art - Historiography |
Art and anthropology |
Art and society |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Universalist explanation and prehistoric figures -- Comparison and context -- The questions we ask of images -- A cross-cultural explanation for female figurines? -- Mesoamerican figurines and the contextualist appeal to universal truths -- Figurines, goddesses, and the texture of long-term structures in the Near East -- On figurines, femaleness, and comparison. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book examines ancient figurines from several world areas to address recurring challenges in the interpretation of prehistoric art. Sometimes figurines from one context are perceived to resemble those from another. Richard G. Lesure asks whether such resemblances play a |
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