Roman strigillated sarcophagi : art and social history /

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Author / Creator:Huskinson, Janet, author.
Edition:First edition.
Imprint:Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Description:xv, 349 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 26 cm
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10393705
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ISBN:9780199203246
0199203245
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Note to the Render
  • 1. Introducing the Questions
  • 2. Introducing the Sarcophagi
  • Part I. Production, Use, and Viewing
  • 3. Making and Acquiring Strigillated Sarcophagi
  • 4. Strigillated Sarcophagi and their Burial Contexts
  • 5. The Decoration of Strigillated Sarcophagi
  • 6. Viewing Strigillated Sarcophagi
  • Part II. Representations
  • 7. Representing Romans
  • 8. Mythological Imagery
  • 9. Symbolic Figures
  • 10. Representing Christians and their Beliefs
  • 11. Strigillated Sarcophagi and the Jewish Community in Rome
  • Part III. Reception
  • 12. The Reception of Roman Strigillated Sarcophagi: Approaches to its Study
  • 13. The Reuse of Strigillated Sarcophagi in Historical Contexts
  • 14. Adopting the Strigillated Motif: Some Case Studies
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix
  • Glossary
  • List of References
  • Index