Roman Funerary Art
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Acoustic and visual signaling is one of the vital elements for the functioning of an army. This volume presents the first approach of this subject for the Roman army since the works of A. von Domaszewski (from the end of the 19th... more
Bu eserler Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı, Kültür Varlıkları ve Müzeler Genel Müdürlüğü'nün 27/04/2006 tarih ve B.16.0.KVM.200.11.02.02.14.01.222.11.(TA 014/G).65675 sayılı izni ile çalışılmıştır. Bahse konu malzeme üzerine başka izinler de... more
Dear Colleague, We would like to thank you very sincerely for your presentation at the international symposium, entitled “Unguentarium. A terracotta vessel form and other related vessels in the Hellenistic, Roman and early Byzantine... more
In many respects, the funerary relief of Philonicus and Demetrius (inventory number BM 1954,1214.1) is typical of the monuments erected by Roman freedmen in that it commemorates its subjects via their professional identities as craftsmen.... more
Paper on a little funerial altar from Laus Pompeia (now in the Ambrosiana Library), representing the pantomime Teocritus Pylades performing in two different costumes. The paper examines the history of the image of the pantomime, its... more
Giornata di studio in onore dei 70 anni di Henner von Hesberg
Studientag aus Anlass des 70. Geburtstages von Henner von Hesberg
Studien zur Vatikannekropole
Studi sulla Necropoli Vaticana
Studientag aus Anlass des 70. Geburtstages von Henner von Hesberg
Studien zur Vatikannekropole
Studi sulla Necropoli Vaticana
Die römischen Grabdenkmäler aus dem Siedlungsgebiet der Treverer sind in vielerlei Hinsicht exzeptionell. Sie bilden sowohl aufgrund ihres Anteils am erhaltenen Denkmälerbestand als auch ihres charakteristischen Erscheinungsbildes eine... more
The late Antique mosaic of Orpheus decorated a small room, approximately 18 m2 in area, connected with two even smaller ones, in 4 m2 and the other 2 m2 in area, belonging most likely to a small funerary chapel (or tomb) discovered in the... more
Il nuovo allestimento del Museo della via Appia antica è frutto dei lavori di riorganizzazione e di restauro, realizzati dalla Soprintendenza dei Beni Archeologici di Roma negli anni 1998-1999, ma la scelta di collocare nel complesso... more
Despite the name of the publication, these catalog entries are focused primarily on Etruscan, Roman and Hellenistic votive and funerary objects.
The Greek myth of Niobe was known in the ancient world both by literary sources and visual representations. Both in Ancient Greece and in Ancient Rome, the myth was represented, alongside a variety forms of art, in funerary art, but in a... more
Simpson, E., ed. The Adventure of the Illustrious Scholar: Papers Presented to Oscar White Muscarella. Leiden: Brill, 2018. The Adventure of the Illustrious Scholar: Papers Presented to Oscar White Muscarella, edited by Elizabeth... more
This paper discusses the intense presence of Eros figures in funerary monuments from the region of Macedonia during the roman period, evolving around the perception of death, the familial bonds and social structure that these monuments... more
Part of a repertoire of texts that I plan to employ in a LATN 400 course called “Text as Artifact.” Still in the development stage, but I've begun making them available in case anyone might find them useful, or be willing to pass along... more
in Forme della Tutela. Atti dell'Incontro di Studio, Roma, 8-9 giugno 2018, Roma 2019, pp. 345-372.
The Roman stone monuments of the Provincial Museum in Bonn.
Part of a repertoire of texts that I plan to employ in a LATN 400 course called “Text as Artifact.” Still in the development stage, but I've begun making them available in case anyone might find them useful, or be willing to pass along... more
The regeneration symbolism attached to the plant tuft is at the origin of the importance attached to the acanthus calyx in the Herodian funerary art. The corpus of representations of the acanthus cup, although limited to eight examples,... more
Griechische Mythen erobern im kaiserzeitlichen Rom einen neuen Bildraum - die Gräber. Unter den Reliefsarkophagen des 2. Jahrhunderts n. Chr. fällt eine kleine, in der Forschung wenig beachtete Gruppe ins Auge, die mit dem Mythos eines... more
Sundials in Roman and Byzantine Mosaics (1st – 9th Century AD). A scientific monograph. The sundials on ancient mosaics have not been the subject of scientific studies so far. The author has gathered together in this publication the... more
There is ample evidence of Roman children being consecrated to deities whom the parents turned to and asked for protection of their offspring during the early stages of their lives, when they were in constant danger of becoming victims of... more
This article investigates a Roman marble portrait sculpture with divine attributes known as “Portrait Statue of a Woman as Cybele.” Now in the J. Paul Getty Museum, the portrait has been interpreted by scholars as depicting a priestess of... more
Part of a repertoire of texts that I plan to employ in a LATN 400 course called “Text as Artifact.” Still in the development stage, but I've begun making them available in case anyone might find them useful, or be willing to pass along... more
In 2013, during the archaeological inspection of construction work on 12 Ha-Rav Shim‘on Ḥakham Street (map ref. 220774/633665; Fig. 1), a facade of an elaborate burial cave was partly revealed beneath an old building which was used as a... more