Late Classical and Hellenistic Silver Plate from Macedonia (Oxford Monographs on Classical Archaeology) (Hardback)
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Full description- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Published: 01 September 2011
- Format: Hardback 352 pages
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- Categories: Art History: Ancient & Classical BCE to c 500 CE | Precious Metal & Precious Stones: Artworks & Design | Linguistics | Classical History / Classical Civilisation | Classical Greek & Roman Archaeology
- ISBN 13: 9780199550449 ISBN 10: 0199550441
- Sales rank: 917,042
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Full description for Late Classical and Hellenistic Silver Plate from Macedonia
This is the first comprehensive and fully illustrated study of silver vessels from ancient Macedonia from the 4th to the 2nd centuries BC. These precious vessels formed part of dining sets owned by the royal family and the elite and have been discovered in the tombs of their owners. Eleni Zimi presents 171 artifacts in a full-length study of form, decoration, inscriptions and manufacturing techniques, set against contemporary comparanda in other media (clay, bronze, glass). She adopts an art historical and sociological approach to the archaeological evidence and demonstrates that the use of silver vessels as an expression of wealth and a status symbol is not only connected with the wealth spread in the empire after Alexander's the Great expedition to the East, but constitutes a practice reflecting the opulence and appreciation for luxury at least in the Macedonian court from the reign of Philip II onwards.
