[New York, NY], Oxford University Press, [2019]. XVI,178 pp. Ills (chiefly col.). Softcover. 8vo. (Visual conversations in art and archaeology). [ISBN: 9780198832577]. In this volume, four essays by leading scholars tackle the category of the vessel in a comparative conversation between classical Greece, late antique Rome, pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, and ancient China. By considering the material properties of the object as container, the interactions between user and artefact, and the power of the vessel as both conceptual category and material metaphor, they argue that many vessels - and assemblages of vessels - were sites of remarkable workmanship and considerable ingenuity, smart and sophisticated commentaries on the very categories that they embody. In placing these individual case studies in dialogue, the volume offers an art historical and cross-cultural study of vessels in ancient societies, considering both objects and their archaeological contexts. Its aim is to make illuminating comparisons, contrasts, and interpretations by juxtaposing traditions. In keeping with the aims of the series, it serves as a model for a new kind of comparative art history, one which emphasizes material culture and is attentive to questions of evidence and method, yet remains historically grounded and contextually sensitive.…

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Title: Vessels. The object as container.
Author: Brittenham,Claudia. (ed.).
Binding: Soft cover

Antiquariaat A. Kok & Zn. B.V.

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We started this family business in 1948. Over the years it became the largest antiquarian and second hand bookstore in Amsterdam. A five store building, two floors open for public, situated in the center of Amsterdam. During the years we became specialists on many different fields like archaeology, art and biology. A part of our collection, approx. 69.000 titles, we have listed on the internet. Can't you find the subject of your interest listed, please contact us by e-mail and we supply a list by e-mail if possible. Of course you are always welcome to visit our shop. We are open from Mon-Fri 9:30 am - 6 pm and on Sat. from 9:30 am - 5 pm.…

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