Catalogue of the Sculpture in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection from the Ptolemaic Period to the Renaissance
Catalogue of the Sculpture in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection from the Ptolemaic Period to the Renaissance

Author: Dumbarton Oaks

Publisher: Dumbarton Oaks

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 9780884022121

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These sculptures reflect the Blisses' wide-ranging tastes and extraordinary connoisseurship. About a quarter are Greco-Roman; nearly two-thirds of the rest are Late Antique, mostly limestone carvings from Early Byzantine Egypt. Sculpture from the Middle Byzantine period is very rare, making the four pieces in this collection especially significant.

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

Where Dreams May Come (2 vol. set)
Where Dreams May Come (2 vol. set)

Author: Gil Renberg

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2017-06-01

Total Pages: 1130

ISBN-13: 9004330232

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Where Dreams May Come was the winner of the 2018 Charles J. Goodwin Award of Merit, awarded by the Society for Classical Studies. In this book, Gil H. Renberg examines the ancient religious phenomenon of “incubation", the ritual of sleeping at a divinity’s sanctuary in order to obtain a prophetic or therapeutic dream. Most prominently associated with the Panhellenic healing god Asklepios, incubation was also practiced at the cult sites of numerous other divinities throughout the Greek world, but it is first known from ancient Near Eastern sources and was established in Pharaonic Egypt by the time of the Macedonian conquest; later, Christian worship came to include similar practices. Renberg’s exhaustive study represents the first attempt to collect and analyze the evidence for incubation from Sumerian to Byzantine and Merovingian times, thus making an important contribution to religious history. This set consists of two books.

Greek and Roman Gold and Silver Plate
Greek and Roman Gold and Silver Plate

Author: D.E. Strong

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2024-08-28

Total Pages: 358

ISBN-13: 1040036104

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Greek and Roman Gold and Silver Plate (1966) examines the history of ancient plate in the period from the Bronze Age to the fifth century A.D. It describes in detail the development of gold and silver plate throughout this long period, and looks at the civilizations where this complicated craft flourished.