Making pictures of war : realia et imaginaria in the iconology of the ancient Near East

Weitere Verfasser: Battini-Villard, Laura.
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Oxford : Archaeopress, 2016.
Umfang/Format: xii, 88 p. : ill., graphics, plans ; 29 cm.
Schriftenreihe: Archaeopress ancient Near Eastern archaeology ; 1
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Introduction: the War and its Representations
  • Some Observations on the War Scenes on the Seals from Mari City II
  • Elements Of War Iconography At Mari
  • Visualizing War in the Old Babylonian Period: Drama and Canon
  • Middle Assyrian Drama in depicting war: a Step towards Neo-Assyrian Art
  • "Losing One's Head". Some Hints on Procedures and Meanings of Decapitation in the Ancient Near East
  • Where is the public? A new look at the brutality scenes in Neo-Assyrian royal inscriptions and art
  • Images of War in the Assyrian Period: What They Show and What They Hide