On Headgears, Beards, and Clothes: Reevaluating Typological Indicators in the Case of Southern Levantine Figurines from Persian and Early Hellenistic Times
This paper focuses on two kinds of terracotta figurines, the so-called bearded man and the woman and child figurines, with special emphasis on the intersection of regional variances and typological indicators. By challenging the East-West paradigm, the interpretation opens up for regional and tempor...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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2024
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Images in transition
Year: 2024, Pages: 162-220 |
| Further subjects: | B
Figurines
B Persian Period B Early Hellenistic Period B Southern Levant |
| Summary: | This paper focuses on two kinds of terracotta figurines, the so-called bearded man and the woman and child figurines, with special emphasis on the intersection of regional variances and typological indicators. By challenging the East-West paradigm, the interpretation opens up for regional and temporal continuities or discontinuities. In discussing the notion of Hellenization against the background of the concept of hybridity, this paper aims at a more appropriate typological approach beyond dichotomies. Hoards from the coastal region, the Shephelah, and the region of Idumea, as well as their parallels from Phoenician sites such as Achzib and Kharayeb, attest to a rather transitional character of the evidence in temporal and iconographical respect. The variance in typology, style, motif, and material production demonstrates a certain amount of “hybridization” driven by contact, trade, fashion, and cultural influence. |
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| Physical Description: | 16 Illustrationen (schwarz-weiß) |
| ISBN: | 9042954418 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Images in transition
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