Testing the canon of ancient Near Eastern art and archaeology / Amy Gansell and Ann Shafer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gansell, Amy Rebecca, editor.

Shafer, Ann, editor.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art, Ancient--Middle East.

Art, Ancient.

Art, Ancient--Historiography.

Archaeology--Middle East.

Archaeology.

Canon (Art).

Middle East--Antiquities.

Middle East.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white).

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020.

Summary:

This volume addresses and problematizes the formation and transformation of the ancient Near Eastern art historical and archaeological canon. The 'canon' is defined as an established list of objects, monuments, buildings, and sites that are considered to be most representative of the ancient Near East. In "testing" this canon, this project takes stock of the current canon, its origins, endurance, and prospects. Boundaries and typologies are examined, technologies of canon production are investigated, and heritage perspectives on contemporary culture offer a key to the future.

Contents:

Perspectives on the ancient Near Eastern canon : more than Mesopotamia's greatest hits / by Amy Rebecca Gansell and Ann Shafer

Beyond the canon : the future of the past in museum exhibitions of ancient Egyptian and Near Eastern art / by Rachel P. Kreiter

Bringing the past to a iving room near you : the archaeological heritage of Anatolia on glass / by Oya Topçuoglu.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2020.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on February 18, 2020).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-067319-2

0-19-067317-6