Textiles in Ancient Mediterranean Iconography
Published on 15. December 2021
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-1-78925-721-2 (ISBN)
Description
This volume provides an ambitious synopsis of the complex, colourful world of textiles in ancient Mediterranean iconography. A wealth of information on ancient textiles is available from depictions such as sculpture, vase painting, figurines, reliefs and mosaics. Commonly represented in clothing, textiles are also present in furnishings and through the processes of textile production. The challenge for anyone analysing ancient iconography is determining how we interpret what we see. As preserved textiles rarely survive in comparable forms, we must consider the extent to which representations of textiles reflect reality, and critically evaluate the sources. Images are not simple replicas or photographs of reality. Instead, iconography draws on select elements from the surrounding world that were recognisable to the ancient audience, and reveal the perceptions, ideologies, and ideas of the society in which they were produced. Through examining the durable evidence, this anthology reveals the ephemeral world of textiles and their integral role in the daily life, cult and economy of the ancient Mediterranean.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
Colour and b/w
Dimensions
Height: 287 mm
Width: 218 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
1048 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78925-721-2 (9781789257212)
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Susanna Harris is Lecturer in Archaeology at the School of Humanities, University of Glasgow. She completed her PhD at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London. Harris specialises in the technical, scientific and experimental analysis of archaeological textiles and material culture. She currently leads the fibre and fabric analysis of Must Farm, Bronze Age pile-dwelling settlement and is co-investigator of the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funded project, 'Unwrapping the Galloway Hoard'. Cecilie Brons is a senior researcher and curator at the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen. She completed her PhD in Classical Archaeology in 2015 at The National Museum of Denmark and The Danish National Research Foundation's Centre for Textile Research at the University of Copenhagen. Marta Zuchowska is Lecturer in Archaeology at the Faculty of Archaeology, University of Warsaw. She completed her PhD at the Faculty of History, University of Warsaw. Her current research focuses on textiles and their role in the economies of ancient societies. She was a member of the Polish archaeological team at Palmyra in 1995-2010.
Content
Preface
Author biographies
1. Introduction: Approaching textiles in ancient Mediterranean iconography
Cecilie Brons, Susanna Harris, and Marta Zuchowska
2. Textile Production in Aegean Glyptic: Interpreting small-scale representations on seals and sealings from Bronze Age Greece
Agata Ulanowska
3. Textiles and Iconography in the Bronze Age Aegean Scripts: tela logogram and the ligatured endogram te
Rachele Pierini
4. Loom or Lyre: A dual reading of iconography from the Iron Age II site of Kunitllet 'Ajrud
Thaddeus Nelson
5. Abundance and Splendour: Textiles on Archaic Greek statues of young women (korai)
Susanna Harris
6. The Color of Cult: Artemis Brauronia and the krokotos
Daphne Martin
7. Furniture Textiles in Classical and Hellenistic Iconography
Demi Andrianou
8. Ideology, Gender and Textile Production: The iconography of women in the Iberian Culture
Riccardo Basso Rial
9. All that Glitters is Gold: Golden textiles in the ancient Mediterranean
Cecilie Brons
10. Arachne Revisited: Hubris and Technology in the Forum Transitorium Frieze, Rome
Magdalena OEhrman
11. Fringed Clothing in Roman Iconography and Written Sources
Kelly Olson
12. Between Realism and Artistic Convention: Woollen mantles in the iconography of Roman Palmyra
Marta Zuchowska
13. Reading Dress and Identity in the Roman Mosaics of Carthage and Tabarka
Amy Place
14. Epilogue
Mary Harlow
Glossary
Index
Author biographies
1. Introduction: Approaching textiles in ancient Mediterranean iconography
Cecilie Brons, Susanna Harris, and Marta Zuchowska
2. Textile Production in Aegean Glyptic: Interpreting small-scale representations on seals and sealings from Bronze Age Greece
Agata Ulanowska
3. Textiles and Iconography in the Bronze Age Aegean Scripts: tela logogram and the ligatured endogram te
Rachele Pierini
4. Loom or Lyre: A dual reading of iconography from the Iron Age II site of Kunitllet 'Ajrud
Thaddeus Nelson
5. Abundance and Splendour: Textiles on Archaic Greek statues of young women (korai)
Susanna Harris
6. The Color of Cult: Artemis Brauronia and the krokotos
Daphne Martin
7. Furniture Textiles in Classical and Hellenistic Iconography
Demi Andrianou
8. Ideology, Gender and Textile Production: The iconography of women in the Iberian Culture
Riccardo Basso Rial
9. All that Glitters is Gold: Golden textiles in the ancient Mediterranean
Cecilie Brons
10. Arachne Revisited: Hubris and Technology in the Forum Transitorium Frieze, Rome
Magdalena OEhrman
11. Fringed Clothing in Roman Iconography and Written Sources
Kelly Olson
12. Between Realism and Artistic Convention: Woollen mantles in the iconography of Roman Palmyra
Marta Zuchowska
13. Reading Dress and Identity in the Roman Mosaics of Carthage and Tabarka
Amy Place
14. Epilogue
Mary Harlow
Glossary
Index