2012 International Conference on Social Informatics (SocialInformatics)

• Record Nr.: UNISA996279265703316
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: [Place of publication not identified], : IEEE, 2012
• ISBN: 0-7695-5015-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (viii, 345 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 303.4833
• Soggetti: Information technology - Social aspects
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Royal bronze statuary from ancient Egypt [[electronic resource] ] : with special attention to the kneeling pose / / Marsha Hill

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910783493603321
• Autore: Hill Marsha <1949->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Leiden ; Boston, : Brill, 2004
• ISBN: 1-280-46654-5; 9786610466542; 1-4175-9761-5; 90-474-0129-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (380 p.)
• Collana: Egyptological memoirs, , 1387-2710 ; ; 3
• Disciplina: 732/.8
• Soggetti: Bronze sculpture, Ancient - Egypt; Small sculpture, Egyptian; Kings and rulers in art; Posture in art
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-282).
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgments; List of plates; The Study of Bronze Statuary; Cupreous Statuary through the New Kingdom; Third Intermediate Period; The Kushite Period; The Late and Ptolemaic Periods (with a brief note on the Roman Period); The Meaning and Role of Royal Bronze Statuary; Conclusions; Catalog of Royal Bronzes; Appendix 1: The History of the Royal Kneeling Pose with Special Attention to Egyptian Stone Statuary; Appendix 2: Provenance Index; Appendix 3: Technical Examination of Cat. 242; Abbreviations; Bibliography; Photograph credits; Plates
• Sommario/riassunto: This study exploits the clues offered by bronze royal statuary to carefully analyze this large subgroup by identifying 125 datable examples out of nearly 300. It also establishes a more precise understanding of the role of small royal bronze statuary through a focus on the popular kneeling pose.