The Greeks in the east / edited by Alexandra Villing.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Villing, Alexandra.

British Museum

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Series:

Research publication (British Museum) ; no. 157.

Research publication (British Museum)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art, Ancient.

Commerce.

Greece--Colonies--Asia.

Greece.

Colonies.

Asia.

Greece--Commerce--Middle East.

Art, Ancient--Middle East--Greek influences.

Middle East--Antiquities.

Middle East.

Antiquities.

Greece--Civilization.

Civilization.

Physical Description:

v, 123 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : British Museum, [2005]

Summary:

Based on papers presented at the twenty-first British Museum Classical Colloquium in December 1997, this volume presents important research on Greek activity and influence in the east.

Contents:

Minoans, Mycenaeans, Hittites and Ionians in Western Asia Minor: New Excavations in Bronze Age Miletus-Millawanda / Wolf-Dietrich Niemeier 1

De Mari a l'Egee: La Peinture Proche-orientale au 2e Millenaire av. J.-C. / Beatrice Muller 37

Aspects of Bronze Age Trade / Dominique Collon 47

The Changing Relationship of the Euboeans and the East / Irene S. Lemos 53

Al Mina and the East: A Report on Research in Progress / Gunnar Lehmann 61

Large, Late and Local? Scientific Analysis of Pottery Types from Al Mina / Sally-Ann Ashton, Michael Hughes 93

From Phokaia to Persepolis: East Greek, Lydian and Achaemenid Jewellery / Dyfri Williams 105

Greek Influence on Achaemenid Art and Architecture / John Curtis 115

Niemeier and Muller

Williams and Curtis.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

"This volume owes its existence to the 21st British Museum Classical Colloquium, The Greeks in the East, held on 9-10 December 1997 ... The papers as now presented mostly reflect the state of research in 2002, but some have been substantially updated thereafter"--Pref.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

0861591577

OCLC:

62098949