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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 2012 OUP hardcover edition. Some reading wear, dustjacket missing else good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2012 OUP hardcover edition. Unread copy in very good condition. Celtic art includes some of the most famous archaeological artefacts in the British Isles, such as the Battersea shield or the gold torcs from Snettisham. However, this body of material has usually been considered from an art historical point of view. Technologies of Enchantment? Exploring Celtic Art attempts to resituate Celtic art back within its archaeological context, looking at how it was made, used, and deposited. Based on the first comprehensive database of Celtic art objects in Britain, the book brings together current theories concerning the links between people and artefacts found in many areas of the social sciences with one of the richest archaeological datasets in prehistoric Britain. The authors argue that Celtic art was deliberately complex and ambiguous, being used to negotiate social position and relations in an inherently unstable later Iron Age world, and to develop new forms of identity and resistance with the coming of the Romans. Situating the decorated metalwork of the later Iron Age in its long-term perspective from the Bronze Age onwards, the volume pays special attention to the nature of deposition, focusing on hoards, burials and settlements. It also investigates Celtic art objects' links with other artefact classes, such as iron objects and coins. A unique feature of the book is that it pursues trends beyond the Roman invasion, highlighting stylistic continuities and differences in the nature and use of fine metalwork.…

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Hardcover. Condition: New.