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

• Autore: Hill Marsha <1949->
• Pubblicazione: Leiden ; Boston, : Brill, 2004
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (380 p.)
• Disciplina: 732/.8
• Soggetto topico: Bronze sculpture, Ancient - Egypt; Small sculpture, Egyptian; Kings and rulers in art; Posture in art
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Royal bronze statuary from ancient Egypt
• ISBN: 1-280-46654-5; 9786610466542; 1-4175-9761-5; 90-474-0129-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910825577903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Egyptological memoirs ; ; 3.