Books written by Jeffrey M. Hurwit
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The Athenian Acropolis: History, Mythology, and Archaeology from the Neolithic Era to the Present
If the Mycenaean fountain was built in anticipation of a siege , its quick abandonment might suggest that the threat soon passed : its water , and the protection the fissure provided , were not needed anymore .
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Periklean Athens and Its Legacy: Problems and Perspectives
She associated the hypothetical large vessel on the fragmentary slab with a fountain-house scene, pointing out that Eurystheus was buried beside the Makaria fountain.71 It seems to me that the safest way to argue in favor of a mythical ...
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Artists and Signatures in Ancient Greece
Spier, J. 1992. Ancient Gems and Finger Rings. Malibu. Spivey, N. 1987. The Micali Painter and His Followers. Oxford. Spivey, N. 1997. Etruscan Art. London. Squire, M. 2012. “Greek Art through Roman Eyes,” in Smith and Plantzos, eds., ...
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Artists and Signatures in Ancient Greece
The Art of Vase-Painting in Classical Athens. Cambridge. Rutter, N. K. 1997. ... “The Social and Educational Background of the Greek Artist,” in Seaman and Schultz, eds., forthcoming. ... The Micali Painter and His Followers. Oxford.
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Periklean Athens and Its Legacy: Problems and Perspectives
Written by leading experts in the field, the articles cover a wide range of topics, including:• An evaluation of Perikles’ military leadership during the early stages of the Peloponnesian War.• Iconographical and iconological studies ...
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The Athenian Acropolis: History, Mythology, and Archaeology from the Neolithic Era to the Present
Pausanias twice mentions a gilt - bronze aigis with the head of Medousa , or gorgoneion , at its center , placed high on the south wall of the Acropolis above the Theater of Dionysos ...
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From Pasture to Polis: Art in the Age of Homer
This exhibition catalog collects 101 artifacts of the Geometric Period, that vibrant chapter of early Iron Age Greece from 1000 to 700 BC in which the Greek-speaking people of the...
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The Art and Culture of Early Greece, 1100-480 B.C.
This handsomely illustrated book offers a broad synthesis of Archaic Greek culture.
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Ancient Etruscan and Greek Vases in the Elvehjem Museum of Art
From a Mycenaean cup of the 14th century B.C., through Villanovan urns, Etruscan bucchero, Corinthian, black-figure, red-figure, Campanian, Apulian, and Sicilian of the 3rd through 1st century B.C., here is a description and illustration of ...