Goddesses of Akragas : A Study of Terracotta Votive Figurines from Sicily.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rooijen, Gerrie van, 1985-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terra-cotta figurines--Italy--Sicily.

Terra-cotta figurines.

Sicily (Italy)--Antiquities.

Sicily (Italy).

Antiquities.

Italy--Sicily.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (392 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden : Sidestone Press, 2021.

Summary:

The terracotta figurines from Akragas (Agrigento) with their chubby faces, splendid furniture, and rich adornments, depict a prosperous life in the late sixth and early fifth century BCE. The extensive jewellery on the figurines contains strikingly large fibulae appliques fastening pectoral chains with several sorts of pendants. They are modelled after existing items. The form of the jewellery items changed fast, influenced by different peoples and changing fa.

Contents:

Intro

List of figures with references

Akragantine figurines and their context

I.1 Introduction

I.2 State of research

I.2.a Identifying the figurine and the dedicants

I.2.b Proving literature right by the archaeological material

I.2.b.i Cult transfer and a prototype reconstruction

I.2.c Athena Lindia? Rhodian and Sicilian figurines compared

I.2.d Other views on identification and origin

I.2.e Oikist cult and cultural identity formation

I.2.f Intermarriage and gender

I.3 Aims and research questions

I.4 Method and archaeological theory

I.5 Research structure

I.6 Greek historiography on Sicily - some general remarks

I.6.a Mythical past

I.6.b Political setting

I.6.b.i The perception of ancient authors

I.6.b.ii Sicily in the account of Thucydides

I.6.b.iii The foundation of Gelas and Akragas

I.6.b.iii.1 Gelas

I.6.b.iii.2 Herodotus on Gelas

I.6.b.iii.3 Akragas

I.6.b.iii.4 Herodotus on Theron of Akragas

I.6.c Social and economic setting

I.6.c.i Diversity among the inhabitants of Sicily

I.6.c.ii Phoenicians

I.6.c.iii Prosperity of Akragas

I.6.d Religious setting

I.6.d.i Demeter and Persephone on Sicily

I.6.d.ii Temple building and politics

I.6.e Conclusions on the ancient literary sources

Iconography of the figurines

II.1 Introduction

II.2 Aims

II.3 Method

II.4 The body

II.4.a The local tradition

I.4.a.i Arms and feet

II.4.b Imported and imitated images

II.4.c Upright

II.4.d From wood to terracotta

II.4.e An aniconic tradition

II.4.f Gender

II.4.g Practical implications of the figurines' form

II.4.h The form of the figurines and their role as votives

II.5 Head and face

II.5.a General shape and expression of the face

II.5.b A personal expression

II.5.c Cultural influences

II.5.c.i Noses

II.5.c.ii Mouth and chin

II.5.c.iii Eyes

II.5.c.iv Ears

II.5.c.v Hair

II.5.d Gender

II.6 Dress and personal adornment

II.6.a The apron

II.6.b Non-Sicilian garments

II.6.b.i The undergarment

II.6.c Cultic dress

II.6.d Footwear

II.6.e Headgear

II.6.e.i Veil

II.6.e.ii Polos

II.6.e.iii The meaning of the polos and veil

II.6.e.iii The headdress as an indication of marital status

II.6.f Fibulae

II.6.f.i Interpretation and comparison with real-life objects

II.6.g Pectoral bands and pendants

II.6.g.i Akragantine pendants

II.6.h.ii Linked to the locals: pectoral bands

II.6.h.iii Discs and crescents

II.6.h.iv Figurative pendants

II.6.h.v Other beads and pendants with their real-life counterparts from other sites

II.6.h.vi Comparison with other cultures

II.6.h.vii Cultural exchange

II.6.h.viii Function and meaning

II.6.h Other jewellery

II.6.h.i Ear studs and earrings

II.6.h.ii Bracelets

II.6.h.iii Necklaces and hairbands

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

II.6.h.iv Comparison with korai jewellery.

Other Format:

Print version: Van Rooijen, G. Goddesses of Akragas

ISBN:

9088909024

9789088909023

OCLC:

1232277225

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