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Depicting the dead : self-representation and commemoration on Roman sarcophagi with portraits /

Explores how to read Roman sarcophagi, starting from those adorned with portraits and placing them within a social context; investigates gender values and childhood as reflected in the visual language of sarcophagus reliefs and shows how standardised iconography could be used to construct personal a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Birk, Stine (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Aarhus : Aarhus Universitetsforlag, [2013]
Colección:Aarhus studies in Mediterranean antiquity ; 11.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Explores how to read Roman sarcophagi, starting from those adorned with portraits and placing them within a social context; investigates gender values and childhood as reflected in the visual language of sarcophagus reliefs and shows how standardised iconography could be used to construct personal and social memory
Descripción Física:1 online resource (333 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-196) and index
ISBN:9788771244168
8771244166