Cypriote Antiquities in Berlin in the Focus of New Research

Cypriote Antiquities in Berlin in the Focus of New Research
Author: Vassos Karageorghis
Publisher: Waxmann Verlag
Total Pages: 253
Release: 2014
Genre: History
ISBN: 3830981678

This book combines the papers of the conference 'Cypriote Antiquities in Berlin in the Focus of New Research' which took place in May 2013. Organized by The Cypriot-German Cultural Association on the occasion of its 35th anniversary in collaboration with the Antikensammlung, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, the aim of the conference was to draw attention to the objects of the outstanding 'Cyprus Collection', which has been exhibited in a special gallery since the re-opening of the Neues Museum in 2009.

The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art: Terracotta Oil Lamps

The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art: Terracotta Oil Lamps
Author: Christopher S. Lightfoot
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2021-05-21
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1588397246

The fourth catalogue in a series that documents the renowned Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art, this book focuses on the collection’s 453 terracotta oil lamps dating from the Classical, Hellenistic, Roman, and Early Byzantine periods. The rich iconography on many of these common, everyday objects provides a rare look into daily life on Cyprus in antiquity and highlights the island’s participation in Roman artistic and cultural production. Each lamp is illustrated, and the accompanying text addresses typology, decoration, and makers’ marks on each of these objects that provide new insights into art, craft, and trade in the ancient Mediterranean.

The Development of Pre-State Communities in the Ancient Near East

The Development of Pre-State Communities in the Ancient Near East
Author: Diane Bolger
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Total Pages: 293
Release: 2010-04-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 1842178377

This book explores the dynamics of small-scale societies in the ancient Near East by examining the ways in which particular communities functioned and interacted and by moving beyond the broad neo-evolutionary models of social change which have characterised many earlier approaches. By focusing on issues of diversity, scale, and context, it considers the ways in which economy, crafts, technology, and ritual were organised; the roles played by mortuary practices and households in the structure and development of ancient societies; and the importance of agency, identity, ethnicity, gender, community and cultural interaction for the rise of socio-economic complexity. The contributors to this volume are well-known archaeologists in the field of Near Eastern studies; all are currently engaged in fieldwork or research in Cyprus, the Levant, or Turkey. The variety and depth of the research they present here reflect the richness of the archaeological record in the 'cradle of civilisation' and convey the vibrancy of current interpretive approaches within the field of Near Eastern prehistory today.