Greek Vases: Images, Contexts and Controversies

Download or read book Greek Vases: Images, Contexts and Controversies written by Clemente Marconi and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-08-04 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume deals with Greek painted vases, exploring them from various methodological points of view and moving beyond the traditional focus on connoisseurship and style. The volume, which represents the proceedings of an international conference sponsered by the Center for the Ancient Mediterranean at Columbia University, is an effort to exploit the immense richness of these vases by using them to study general cultural history.