From ancient to modern : archaeology and aesthetics

Weitere Verfasser: Chi, Jennifer , [HerausgeberIn]
Azara, Pedro , [HerausgeberIn]
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: New York, NY : Princeton, NJ : Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University Princeton University Press, [2015].
Umfang/Format: 240 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm.
Schlagworte:
Art, Sumerian > Iraq > Ur (Extinct city) > Exhibitions.
Irak > Antiquities > Exhibitions.
Excavations (Archaeology) > Iraq > Ur (Extinct city) > Exhibitions.
Aesthetics, Comparative > Exhibitions.
Museum techniques > Exhibitions.
Archaeology and art > Exhibitions.
Online Zugang: Contributor biographical information
Publisher description
Table of contents only
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Letter / from Julian Siggers, Williams Director, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
  • Letter / from Robert S. Bagnall, Leon Levy Director, Institute for the Study of the Ancient World
  • Acknowledgments / Jennifer Chi, Exhibitions Director and Chief Curator, Institute for the Study of the Ancient World
  • From ancient to modern : a chronology
  • Map
  • 1. Glam-UR-ous : the art of archaeology and aesthetics / Jennifer Y. Chi, Institute for the Study of the Ancient World; Pedro Azara, Polytechnic University of Catalonia
  • 2. The golden image of archaeology before the Second World War / Pedro Azara, Polytechnic University of Catalonia; Marc Marín, Polytechnic University of Catalonia
  • 3. Magnificent with jewels : Puabi, Queen of Ur / William B. Hafford, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology; Richard L. Zettler, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
  • 4. Puabi's diadem(s) : the deconstruction of a Mesopotamian icon / Holly Pittman, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology; Naomi F. Miller, Department of Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania
  • 5. What does Puabi want (today)? : the status of Puabi as image / Kim Benzel, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • 6. Ground to gallery : the discovery, interpretation, and display of early dynastic sculpture from the Iraq Expedition of the Oriental Institute / Jack D.M. Green, Oriental Institute, University of Chicago; Jean M. Evans, Oriental Institute, University of Chicago
  • Appendix : Back to the beginning : the aesthetics and allure of field records / Clemens Reichel, Royal Ontario Museum and the University of Toronto
  • Exhibition checklist.

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