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A clay myrmillo figurine from Territorium Troesmense
Arheologia Moldovei, 2022 The article is devoted to the analysis of a clay figurine discovered stray find in the area of the Cerna village during the 1980’s. The findspot is close to the legionary headquarter of Legio V Macedonica from Troesmis (near modern Turcoaia village in ...
George Nuțu
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Who claims this stone? Searching for meaning in my mother’s greenstone Maya figurine
Maya America, 2023 The ekphrastic poem and the essay presented here revolves around a greenstone figurine that was found in Guatemala about a hundred years ago. I composed the poem as a way to capture the thoughts that passed through my mind as I contemplated this
Grace Keyes
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Ceramics, 2022 This paper considers the results of an examination of a polychrome glazed anthropomorphic ceramic figurine from the Prmor’ye region (southern Russian Far East) discovered at one of the Jin period (1115–1234 CE) archaeological sites.
Irina S. Zhushchikhovskaya +1 more
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Noi figurine antropomorfe recent descoperite în aşezarea gumelniţeană de tip tell de la Vitănești „Măgurice” [PDF]
Cercetări Arheologice, 2023 his article has as main goal the study of three special artefacts, relatively recently discovered at Vităneşti ‚Măgurice’ tell settlement: three anthropomorphic figurines, one made of burnt clay and the other two of bone. They are remarkable finds within
Andreea Bîrzu +3 more
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Danish Journal of Archaeology, 2014 The current article describes in detail the Lejre figurine found in 2009, inside the mail hall-area at the settlement. The silver figurine depicts a small, anthropomorphic person seated on a throne, with a larger bird on each side.
Tom Christensen
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Internet Archaeology, 2015 Peer comment on A Figurine and its Scale, a Scale and its Figurine by Fotis ...
Jesse W. Stephen
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A Tentative Attempt to Estimate the Systemic Number of the Late Neolithic Vinča Culture Figurines
Etnoantropološki Problemi, 2011 In this paper an attempt is made to estimate the number of figurines which were in "use" in households of the Late Neolithic Vinča culture. The number of accumulated figurines and houses is used as a starting point.
Marko Porčić
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Of gods and (wo)men: Two wooden figurines from Sheikh Abd el-Qurna [PDF]
Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean, 2023 This article discusses two wooden figurines discovered by an expedition of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, in tomb MMA 1152 in the area of Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Theban necropolis.
Marta Kaczanowicz
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A Critique on the Book Pre-Islamic Sculpture and Iconography in Iran [PDF]
پژوهشنامۀ انتقادی متون و برنامههای علوم انسانی, 2021 In the prehistoric and pre-Islamic civilizations of Iran, human beings have used sculpture and iconography to express their needs and beliefs. These works show the attitude, culture, cover, religion, and progress in the life of the past in ancient Iran ...
Alireza Taheri, Samira Nasr Esfahani
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The Decoration and Firing of Ancient Greek Pottery: A Review of Recent Investigations
Advances in Archaeomaterials, 2021 The wealth and diversity of decoration on Greek pottery continues to attract science-based attention. The availability of increasingly powerful analytical techniques has allowed the nature of the decoration to be investigated in ever-finer detail, down ...
Richard Jones
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