A Companion to Ancient Near Eastern Art
by Ann C. Gunter
1st Edition
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9781119112099 |
| eText ISBN | 9781118336731 |
| Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Publishing Year | 2018 |
| Edition | 1st Edition |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 632 |
A Companion to Ancient Near Eastern Art, 1st Edition, surveys the aesthetic traditions of Mesopotamia, Iran, Anatolia, and the Levant from the Neolithic period through the end of the Achaemenid Persian Empire around 330 BCE. The volume gathers multiple scholarly perspectives to address both traditional and emerging categories of material culture.
Key areas of discussion include analytical frameworks, core interpretive concepts, and artistic genres across varying media and scales. The text also examines artistic exchanges connecting the ancient Near East with Egypt, the Aegean, and the Mediterranean world.
Prepared for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in ancient Near Eastern art and history, the book also serves readers interested in broader historical and art historical studies.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: The “Art” of the “Ancient Near East”
PART I: Approaches and Methods of Analysis and Interpretation
Chapter 2: Art and Material Culture
Chapter 3: Meaning and Interpretation
Chapter 4: Style
Chapter 5: Connoisseurship and Classification
Chapter 6: Visual Culture
Chapter 7: Technical Examination and Material Analysis
Chapter 8: Gender and Sexuality
Chapter 9: Semiotics, Reception Theory, and Poststructuralism
PART II: Critical Terms and Concepts
Chapter 10: Representation
Chapter 11: Narrative
Chapter 12: Ideology
Chapter 13: Ritual
Chapter 14: Agency
Chapter 15: Aesthetics
PART III: Materials, Media, and Artistic Environments
Chapter 16: Statuary and Reliefs
Chapter 17: Glyptic
Chapter 18: Religious Architecture
Chapter 19: Palaces and Elite Houses
Chapter 20: Rock Reliefs and Landscape Monuments
Chapter 21: Reconstructing Artistic Environments
PART IV: Interactions with Neighboring Regions and Artistic Traditions
Chapter 22: The Ancient Near East and Egypt
Chapter 23: The Ancient Near East and the Bronze Age Aegean
Chapter 24: Near Eastern Art in the Iron Age Mediterranean
PART V: Intersections with Archaeology, Collecting, and Cultural Heritage
Chapter 25: Archaeology and the Art of the Ancient Near East
Chapter 26: Cultural Heritage across the Middle East, Ancient and Modern
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