Etruria and Anatolia Material Connections and Artistic Exchange

Etruria and Anatolia Material Connections and Artistic Exchange

Description

Striking similarities in Etruscan and Anatolian material culture reveal various forms of contact and exchange between these regions on opposite sides of the Mediterranean. This is the first comprehensive investigation of these connections, approaching both cultures as agents of artistic exchange rather than as side characters in a Greek-focused narrative. It synthesizes a wide range of material evidence from c. 800 – 300 BCE, from tomb architecture and furniture to painted vases, terracotta reliefs, and magic amulets. By identifying shared practices, common visual language, and movements of objects and artisans (from both east to west and west to east), it illuminates many varied threads of the interconnected ancient Mediterranean fabric. Rather than trying to account for the similarities with any one, overarching theory, this volume presents multiple, simultaneous modes and implications of connectivity while also recognizing the distinct local identities expressed through shared artistic and cultural traditions.

  • Opens up new and innovative ways of studying the ancient Mediterranean and the micro and macro connections between peoples, cultures and artistic traditions
  • Brings together detailed studies on a wide range of material evidence (from terracottas to banqueting equipment to jewelry)
  • Merges traditional and innovative modes for studying the Mediterranean, allowing for a broad approach to a new field of study

ISBN

9781009151016

Publication Date

3-3-2023

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

DOI

10.1017/9781009151016

Keywords

Ancient History, Classical Studies, Classical Archaeology, Archaeology, Mediterranean Studies in Antiquity

School

School of Arts and Sciences

Department

Classical Studies

Disciplines

Classical Archaeology and Art History | Classics

Etruria and Anatolia Material Connections and Artistic Exchange

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