This second volume on Early Cycladic (and Cycladicising) sculptures
found in the Aegean, examines finds from mainland Greece, along with
the rarer items from the north and east Aegean, with the exception of
those discovered in the Cyclades (covered in the preceding volume),
and of those found in Crete. The significance of these finds is that
these are the principal testimonies of the influence of the Early
Bronze Age Cycladic cultures in the wider Aegean. This influence is
shown both by the export of sculptures produced in the Cyclades (and
made of Cycladic marble), and of their imitations, produced elsewhere
in the Aegean, usually of local marble. They hold the key, therefore,
to the cultural interactions developing at this time, the so-called
‘international spirit’ manifest particularly during the Aegean
Early Bronze II period.This was the time when the foundations of early
Aegean civilisation were being laid, and the material documented is
thus of considerable significance. The volume is divided into sections
wherein contributions examine finds and their archaeological, social,
and economic contexts from specific regions. It concludes with an
overview of the significance and role of these objects in Early Bronze
Age societies of the Aegean and eastern Mediterranean region. This
will be the first time that this material has been systematically
gathered together. Highly illustrated, it follows and builds on the
successful preceding volume, Early Cycladic Sculpture in Context
(Oxbow 2016).
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From mainland Greece, the north and east Aegean
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781789250619
Publisert
2019
Utgiver
Casemate Publishers and Book Distributors, LLC
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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