Editorial: Brepols Publishers
Colección: Studies in Palmyrene Archaeology and History ; 10
Número de páginas: 2 vols. 28.0 x 21.6 cm
Fecha de edición: 01-01-2023
EAN: 9782503604664
ISBN: 978-2-503-60466-4
Precio (sin IVA): 352,00 €
Precio (IVA incluído): 366,08 €
While the funerary portraiture of Palmyra is rightly world-renowned, up to now, the corpus of sarcophagi from the ancient city has received relatively little attention as a cohesive group in their own right. This single corpus of material gathered through the Palmyra Portrait Project, is presented in this beautifully illustrated two-volume monograph. Through careful analysis of the portraits, and the costumes and attribute choices that appear in these images, the authors explore how the sarcophagi were used by Palmyrenes to project an image of local pride, while at the same time participating in the visual cultures of the Roman and Parthian Empires between which their city was situated.