Sotades: Symbols of Immortality on Greek Vases

Sotades: Symbols of Immortality on Greek Vases
ISBN-10
019815061X
ISBN-13
9780198150619
Category
Art
Pages
205
Language
English
Published
1997
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Author
Herbert Hoffmann

Description

This book, on the fifth-century BC Athenian vase-painter, Sotades, concentrates on the inherent meaning of the imagery of these decorated vases. It argues that, contrary to widely held conceptions, there is an underlying unity of meaning in Greek vases and their imagery, a unity rooted in the religious beliefs and ritual practices of the society from which they spring.

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