The Symposium in Context: Pottery from a Late Archaic House near the Athenian Agora

Lynch, Kathleen M.

ISBN 10: 0876615469 / ISBN 13: 9780876615461

Published by American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 2011

About this Item

Warmly inscribed by author. Cover has edge wear, minor creases, minor scratches, small bent/rubbed cover/page corners, rubbed/slightly bumped spine. Owner's bookplate inside front cover.No writing in text.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Symposium in Context: Pottery from a Late Archaic House near the Athenian Agora
• Publisher: American School of Classical Studies at Athens
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0876615469
• ISBN 13: 9780876615461
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Archaeology
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About this title

Synopsis

This book presents the first well-preserved set of sympotic pottery which served a Late Archaic house in the Athenian Agora. The deposit contains household and fine-ware pottery, nearly all the figured pieces of which are forms associated with communal drinking. Since it comes from a single house, the pottery also reflects purchasing patterns and thematic preferences of the homeowner. The multifaceted approach adopted in this book shows that meaning and use are inherently related, and that through archaeology one can restore a context of use for a class of objects frequently studied in isolation.

About the Author

Kathleen M. Lynch is Associate Professor in the Department of Classics at the University of Cincinnati.