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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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On‐Demand Deconstructable Thermosets Through Cleavable Comonomer and Thermolatent Base Synergy
Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.Thermosets, valued for their chemical and mechanical properties, resist recycling due to their cross‐linked structure. Weak bonds via comonomers enable degradability, but diffusion limits effectiveness. We incorporate thermolatent bases before polymerization (thermal or 3D‐VAT printing).
Sophia Kouider +15 more
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Studies in Ancient Art and Civilization, 2017 The ‘Lormier bronze’, named after its earliest known owner, is an exceptional statuette made of copper alloy. It is remarkable, both by its subject and its style, of very fine quality; but also by its state of conservation, namely its gilding, which ...
Alexis Bonnefoy, Michel Feugère
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Archaeometry, EarlyView., 2022 Abstract Organic residue analysis was conducted on various vessels from burials at Tel Yehud, Israel. The analyses led to new reliable evidence for the presence of opioid alkaloids and their decomposition products. This research revitalizes a decades‐old discussion on the presence and function of the opium trade across a cultural region of utmost ...
Vanessa Linares +5 more
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A Grotesque/Ethnic Figurine Fragment from Ballıcaoluk Settlement at Mount Nif (Olympos)
Arkhaia AnatolikaBallıcaoluk, one of the excavation areas of the Mount Nif (Olympos) Excavation, is a fortified settlement within the borders of Vişneli village in Kemalpaşa (Nymphaion), on the east side of Mt. Nif.
Göknur BEKTAŞ
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Ceramicists, Apprentices or Part-Timers? On the Modelling and Assembling of Peak Sanctuary Figurines
EXARC Journal, 2020 The question of who made peak sanctuary figurines has frequently been raised but seldom deeply examined. The assumption that the aesthetically refined pieces were carefully made by skilled ‘artists’ while the less visually pleasing ones were rapidly made
Céline Murphy
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, 2020 This book concerns figurines from cultures that have no direct links with each other. It explores the category of the figurine as a key material concept in the art history of antiquity through comparative juxtaposition of papers drawn from Chinese, pre-Columbian, and Greco-Roman culture.
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On two Terracotta Figurines [PDF]
The Journal of Hellenic Studies, 1895 Among the recent additions to the collection of terracotta figurines in the British Museum are two which I am permitted to publish by the kindness of Mr. A. S. Murray.The first (Fig. 1, Plate IV.) was found at Myrina in Asia Minor and represents a youthful winged male figure, leaning on a pillar and burning a butterfly over the flame of a small altar ...
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A tentative attempt to estimate the systemic number of the Late Neolithic Vinča culture figurines
Etnoantropološki Problemi, 2016 In this paper an attempt is made to estimate the number of figurines which were in "use" in households of the Late Neolithic Vin!a culture. The number of accumulated figurines and houses is used as a starting point.
Marko Porčić
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