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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818186703321

Autore

Posamentir Richard

Titolo

The polychrome grave stelai from the early Hellenistic necropolis / / Richard Posamentir ; Joseph Coleman Carter, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Austin, : University of Texas Press, 2011

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (510 pages)

Collana

Chersonesan studies ; ; 1

Altri autori (Persone)

CarterJoseph Coleman

Disciplina

939/.5

Soggetti

Stele (Archaeology) - Ukraine - Chersonese (Extinct city)

Polychromy - Ukraine - Chersonese (Extinct city)

Sculpture, Hellenistic - Ukraine - Chersonese (Extinct city)

Inscriptions, Greek - Ukraine - Chersonese (Extinct city)

Sepulchral monuments - Ukraine - Chersonese (Extinct city)

Cemeteries - Ukraine - Chersonese (Extinct city)

Towers - Ukraine - Chersonese (Extinct city)

Fortification - Ukraine - Chersonese (Extinct city)

Chersonese (Extinct city) Antiquities

Chersonese (Extinct city) Buildings, structures, etc

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Institute of Classical Archaeology. Packard Humanities Institute. University of Texas Press".

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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.

Sommario/riassunto

No detailed description available for "Chersonesan Studies 1".