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XXXIV; 308 Seiten; Illustr.; 28 cm; fadengeh. Orig.-Pappband m. illustr. OUmschlag.

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Gutes Exemplar; Umschlag stw. gering berieben. - Englisch. - The systematic excavations that have taken place in northern Greece over the last thirty years have brought to light silver vessels for serving food and wine presumably used during luxurious feasts in the Macedonian kingdom and, ultimately, placed in their owners' graves: a practice that has resulted in the preservation of a large amount of silverware from this region, datable between the fourth and the second centuries BC. Eleni Zimi presents 170 of these artefacts in the first comprehensive and fully illustrated study of form, decoration, inscriptions, and manufacturing techniques, set against contemporary comparanda in other media (clay, bronze, and glass). She offers invaluable perspectives not only on the arts and crafts of Macedonia in the critical period of the second half of the fourth century when the kingdom was growing into an empire, but also on various aspects of Macedonian society and culture. ? (Verlagstext) // INHALT : Abbreviations --- List of Figures and Diagrams --- List of Tables --- List of Photographs --- INTRODUCTION --- MACEDONIAN SILVER PLATE IN PERSPECTIVE --- The Production and Circulation of Silver Plate in Macedonia Before the Roman Conquest: A Historical Outline --- Silver Plate in Macedonian Society and Culture: Meaning and Function --- Ownership of Macedonian Silver Plate --- THE SILVER PLATE FORMS --- Hydria --- Oinochoe --- Alabastron --- Askos --- Aryballoid Lekythos of the Talcott Class --- Miscellaneous Unguentaria --- Sprinkler --- Situla --- Deep Bowl With Handles --- Hemispherical Bowl --- Patera --- Phiale --- Kylix --- Kantharos --- Skyphos With 'Wish-Bone' Handles --- Kotyle --- Calyx Cup --- Beaker --- Strainer --- Ladle --- Plates --- Echinus Bowl --- 'Saltcellar' --- Pyxis --- Spoon --- Fragments --- CHRONOLOGY --- The Case of the Great Tumulus at Vergina --- INSCRIPTIONS --- Names --- Letters, Numbers and Symbols: the Metrology of Macedonian Silver Plate --- TECHNIQUE --- Silver Shaping Skills Decoration Techniques Gilding --- EPILOGUE --- Appendix I: Table of Decorative Motifs on Silver Plate from Macedonia --- Appendix II: Table of Chronologies --- Appendix III: The Composition of Silver Alloys in Silver Plate from Macedonia --- Appendix IV: Sources of Silver in Macedonia --- Appendix V: Hellenistic Silver Plate beyond Macedonia References --- CATALOGUE --- A. Gazetteer of Sites and of Tomb Assemblages --- B. Catalogue Index. ISBN 9780199550449