Overview

Bronzes in the ancient world - from over-lifesize sculptures to small-scale utilitarian objects - were an omnipresent and integral part of everyday public and private life. Bronze was also a valuable resource. From a scientific point of view, recent decades have seen new methods of analysis to reconstruct the production processes of ancient bronzes. At the same time, research on ancient bronze sculpture continues to rely on art historical theories and methodologies in discussions of style and chronology. Irrespective of the nature of the object - be it sculpture, tool, or weapon - role and function must be studied in conjunction with the archaeological context with which the objects were once associated. The proceedings of the XXth International Congress on Ancient Bronzes address these key topics, bringing together experts from different backgrounds to investigate further the developing studies in the field of ancient bronzes.

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Author:   Philipp Baas
Publisher:   BAR Publishing
Imprint:   BAR Publishing
Weight:   1.659kg
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9781407355894

ISBN 10:   1407355899
Pages:   416
Publication Date:   29 November 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
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Table of Contents

"Preface Carol C. Mattusch Vorwort Philipp Baas Part I. Reconstruction 1. Innovation and Tradition - Greek Bronzecasting Workshops Gerhard Zimmer 2. Casting large statuary in Classical Antiquity: Thoughts from India and Egypt Paul Craddock 3. Past and Recent Metal Analyses of the Germanicus Statue from Amelia Alessandra Giumlia-Mair, John Pollini 4. The Brescia Winged Victory: Ongoing Diagnostic Work, Conservation Treatment and Restoration Francesca Morandini, Stefania Agnoletti, Annalena Brini, Andrea Cagnini, Monica Galeotti, Anna Patera, Simone Porcinai 5. Projet d'une nouvelle étude technologique de l'Aurige de Delphes: les premiers résultats Sophie Descamps-Lequime, Benoît Mille, Nancy Psalti 6. The Bronze Antikythera Ephebe Revisited: Technical Features and Casting Technique Kosmas A. Dafas 7. Bronze Cast on Decorated Iron Sheets. An Unusual Manufacturing Technique in Iron Age Italy Joachim Weidig, Nicola Bruni, Fabio Fazzini 8. Artful illumination: Technical study of four Hellenistic bronze lamps from the eastern Black Sea site of Vani Jeffrey Maish, David Saunders, Nino Kalandadze, Marc Walton 9. Corinthian Helmets in the Hermitage Museum Nadezda Gulyaeva 10. A New Look at an Old Technology: Insights into the Metallurgy of Tin Bronze during the Iron Age of Luristan Omid Oudbashi 11. Drahtziehen in der Bronzezeit? Zu den drei Ziehbronzen aus dem Hort von Isleham, Cambridgeshire Ilyas Özsen 12. Bronze Circulation in the Aegean in the 2nd millennium BC: Technological Investigations of Bronze Finds from the Minoan Peak Sanctuary at Ayios Yeoryios sto Vouno, Kythera Emilia Banou, Aikaterini Panagopoulou 13. La Tomba Principesca di Roscigno: Greci e indigeni nelle élites dell'Italia Meridionale Silvia Pacifico, Rossella Luciano 14. Authepsa: A Singular Brass Container from Augusta Emerita (Mérida, Spain). History and Interpretation of the Object Rafael Sabio González, Cristina Isabel Mena Méndez 15. Technology Matters: The Kal-e Chendar Bronze Statuary from the Seleucid to the Parthian Periods Gunvor Lindström Part II. Resource 16. How the Greeks manipulated the composition of their bronze coins. Case studies Maryse Blet-Lemarquand 17. Corinthian bronze: was it just wrought high-tin bronze? Jean-Marie Welter 18. Fragments of large-scale bronze statues in context of so-called scrap metal deposits in Dacia and Moesia Inferior Cristina-Georgeta Alexandrescu 19. Roman bronze vessels with signs of repair from Sarmatia Mikhail Treister 20. Recycling Economy in the Production of Roman Bronze Statues from the Limes Region. Results of the Research Project ""Roman Bronze Statues from the UNESCO World Heritage Limes"" Frank Willer, Roland Schwab, Manuela Mirschenz Part III. Representation 21. Tre bronzi greci da Porticello (Reggio Calabria) Fabiano Fiorello Di Bella 22. Roman Bronzes of Augusta Emerita (Hispania). Representation: Iconography and Models Trinidad Nogales Basarrate, José María Murciano Calles 23. Who was in Charge of Fastening Bronze Statues on their Bases? A Case Study of Two Classical-Group Bases from Delphi Rachel Nouet 24. Scharnier, Tülle oder Zapfen. Beobachtungen an hellenistischen Bronzelampen mit Statuettendekor Norbert Franken 25. Iconografie ""funerarie"" nella piccola plastica bronzea romana Margherita Bolla 26. Small Objects, Multiple Perspectives: The Case of the Genius of Grumentum Giulia Bison 27. From the Roman noblemen to the European connoisseurs: the ""Paramythia bronzes"" and the allure of the Antique Antonia Tzortzatou 28. Collecting Bronzes in an Early Twentieth-century American Museum of Natural Science and Anthropology Philip Kiernan Part IV. Role 29. Geometric Bronze Animal Figurines at Olympia - Who Dedicated What and Why? András Patay-Horváth 30. Bronzegefäße von Olympia: Ritual und Repräsentation, Statusänderung und Deponierung Beat Schweizer 31. Pinakes, Waffen und Statuen - Zur öffentlichen Präsentation von Bronzen am Außenbau griechischer Peripteraltempel Daphni Doepner 32. A bronze foundry of Classical times in the sanctuary at Kalapodi (Central Greece) Johanna Fuchs 33. Copper-based offerings from the sanctuaries of Poseidon and Athena at Sounion, Attica: typological and analytical investigation Zetta Theodoropoulou Polychroniadis, Vana Orfanou 34. Bronzes of Arcadian Orchomenos: A Review of Old and New Finds Stamatis A. Fritzilas 35. Paphian obstacles to powerful Death. A set of surgical tools found in the Agora of Paphos Maciej Waclawik 36. About Löwenkannen: La Löwenkanne del Museo Archeologico di Verona Marina Castoldi 37. Bronze Vessels from the Etruscan Necropolises of Bologna (540 - 350 BC): Preliminary Notes Giulia Morpurgo 38. The Kegs from the ""Celtic"" Graves of Santa Paolina di Filottrano. Misadventures and misunderstandings Nicoletta Frapiccini 39. Bronzeobjekte aus der römischen Garküche auf dem Monte Iato (PA) Eva Riediker-Liechti 40. Roman bronzes of Augusta Emerita (Spain). A functional approach Nova Barrero Martín,"

Reviews

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Philipp Baas studied Classical Archaeology and History in Bochum, Rome and Göttingen. He finished his PhD on rural Roman Sicily in 2013. Since then he has worked at museums and universities in Göttingen, Kassel and Tübingen. His research focuses on Roman settlement patterns, Hellenistic and Roman art, and the reception of classical art. Contributors: Stefania Agnoletti, Cristina-Georgeta Alexandrescu, Emilia Banou, Nova Barrero Martín, Giulia Bison, Maryse Blet-Lemarquand, Margherita Bolla, Annalena Brini, Nicola Bruni, Andrea Cagnini, Marina Castoldi, Paul Craddock, Kosmas A. Dafas, Sophie Decamps-Lequime, Fabiano Fiorello Di Bella, Daphni Doepner, Fabio Fazzini, Norbert Franken, Nicoletta Frapiccini, Stamatis A. Fritzilas, Johanna Fuchs, Monica Galeotti, Alessandra Giumlia-Mair, Nadezda Gulyaeva, Nino Kalandadze, Philip Kiernan, Gunvor Lindström, Rossella Luciano, Jeffrey Maish, Cristina Isabel Mena Méndez, Benoît Mille, Manuela Mirschenz, Francesca Morandini, Giulia Morpurgo, José María Murciano Calles, Trinidad Nogales Basarrate, Rachel Nouet, Vana Orfanou, Omid Oudbashi, Ilyas Özsen, Silvia Pacifico, Aikaterini Panagopoulou, András Patay-Horváth, Anna Patera, John Pollini, Simone Porcinai, Nancy Psalti, Eva Riediker-Liechti, Rafael Sabio González, David Saunders, Roland Schwab, Beat Schweizer, Zetta Theodoropoulou Polychroniadis, Mikhail T reister, Antonia Tzortzatou, Maciej Waclawik, Marc Walton, Joachim Weidig, Jean-Marie Welter, Frank Willer, Gerhard Zimmer

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