| Picturing Death in Classical Athens Contributor(s): Oakley, John H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521820162 ISBN-13: 9780521820165 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $137.75 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2005 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Crafts & Hobbies | Pottery & Ceramics - Art | History - Ancient & Classical |
| Dewey: 738.382 |
| LCCN: 2003040904 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Classical Art and Iconography |
| Physical Information: 0.93" H x 8.76" W x 11.1" (2.64 lbs) 306 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Attic white lekythoi, funerary vases long appreciated for their beautiful polychrome images, evoke the style of lost classical wall and mural paintings. This richly illustrated volume closely examines the four major types of scenes: domestic pictures; the mythological conductors of the soul; the prothesis (wake); and visits to the grave. John Oakley analyzes these pictures in context, documenting relationships between the rites of passage, Athenian history, and the changing perceptions of death in fifth-century Athens. |
