The polychrome grave stelai from the early Hellenistic necropolis

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910779260503321
• Autore: Posamentir Richard
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: [Place of publication not identified], : University of Texas Press, 2011
• Collana: Chersonesan studies The polychrome grave stelai from the early Hellenistic necropolis
• Disciplina: 939/.5
• Soggetti: Stele (Archaeology) - Ukraine - Chersonese (Extinct city); Polychromy - Ukraine - Chersonese (Extinct city); Sculpture, Hellenistic - Chersonese (Extinct city) - Ukraine; Inscriptions, Greek - Chersonese (Extinct city) - Ukraine; Sepulchral monuments - Ukraine - Chersonese (Extinct city); Cemeteries - Ukraine - Chersonese (Extinct city); Towers - Ukraine - Chersonese (Extinct city); Fortification - Ukraine - Chersonese (Extinct city); Regions & Countries - Europe; History & Archaeology; Russia & Former Soviet Republics; Chersonese (Extinct city); Chersonese (Extinct city) Buildings, structures, etc
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di contenuto: The polychrome grave stelai from the early Hellenistic necropolis -- Catalog of stelai -- Shape and object analysis -- Painting -- Grave stelai found in the Tower of Zeno -- Grave stelai found outside the Tower of Zeno -- Dating of the stelai from the Tower of Zeno -- Crownings, bases, naiskoi, and anthropomorphic stones -- Location and appearance of the necropolis in the Hellenistic period -- Comparisons with other funerary stelai -- Conclusion: The necropolis, its destruction, and the Tower of Zeno -- Specialist studies -- Analysis of the Tower of Zeno inscriptions / Paula Perlman -- Pigment analysis / John Twilley.