The Hilprecht Collection of Greek, Italic, and Roman Bronzes in the University of Pennsylvania Museum
The Hilprecht Collection of Greek, Italic, and Roman Bronzes in the University of Pennsylvania Museum

Author: University of Pennsylvania. University Museum

Publisher: UPenn Museum of Archaeology

Published: 1997-01-29

Total Pages: 126

ISBN-13: 9780924171499

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Catalogs the Hilprecht collection of bronzes at the museum. Entries on individual pieces include physical descriptions and notes on ancient symbolism and the piece's relationship with similar items in this and other collections. Bandw photos of pieces are all grouped at the end of the volume. No index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Catalogue of the Etruscan Gallery of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Catalogue of the Etruscan Gallery of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Author: University of Pennsylvania. Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Publisher: UPenn Museum of Archaeology

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 9781931707527

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This well-presented volume presents a catalogue of all 324 Etruscan and Italic objects held by the Museum preceded by eight essays which examine the historical and cultural background to the objects as well as an overview of the archaeology of early central Italy.

The Villanovan, Etruscan, and Hellenistic Collections in the Detroit Institute of Arts
The Villanovan, Etruscan, and Hellenistic Collections in the Detroit Institute of Arts

Author: David Caccioli

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2009-06-24

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 9047425774

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The Villanovan and Etruscan collections of the Detroit Institute of Arts not only represent an important source of Classical Antiquity in the United States, but also serve as a historical model of how such artifacts were acquired by large American museums from the late-nineteenth through mid-twentieth centuries. These collections provide museum visitors, scholars, and students with an indepth view into one of antiquity's most fascinating peoples, the Etruscans and their predecessors. The wide-ranging collections contain artifacts from every aspect of Etruscan life such as utilitarian tools and weapons, objects for personal adornment, votive statuettes, and cinerary urns to house the dead. One statuette, the Detroit Rider, is considered to be among the finest surviving examples of Etruscan small sculpture. The catalogue brings together all of these pieces for the first time with photographs and relevant bibliographic sources on their cultural and religious functions in antiquity.