Aegean waves : artworks of the early Cycladic culture in the Museum of Cycladic Art at Athens /
Stampolidēs, Nikolaos Chr.
Aegean waves : artworks of the early Cycladic culture in the Museum of Cycladic Art at Athens / Nicholas Chr. Stampolidis, Peggy Sotirakopoulou ; [translations from Greek, Davidy Hardy]. - First edition. - 212 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), colour maps ; 29 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-212).
Introduction to early Cycladic culture -- Natural environment -- The precursors of early Cycladic culture -- Early Cycladic culture -- Terminology and chronology -- The phases of early Cycladic culture -- Settlements -- Cemeteries and burial practices -- Pottery-making -- Marble sculpture -- A. Figurines -- B. Vessels -- Metallurgy and metalworking -- Obsidian -- Social organisation -- Religion -- Seafaring, trade and foreign relations -- Catalogue, texts and plates.
"Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age Cycladic culture is best known for its flat female idols carved out of the islands' pure white marble. This beautiful illustrated book explores these periods in Cycladic culture and how the natural environment of the islands shaped its art. It also addresses the settlements of these periods and the artifacts produced by their potters, marble-carvers, and metalworkers."--Amazon.
8861303463 9788861303461
2009293417
Mouseio Kykladikēs Technēs--Catalogs.
Art, Cycladic--Catalogs
Art, Aegean--Catalogs
Art--Greece--Athens--Catalogs
N5899.C9 / S73 2007
730.093915
Aegean waves : artworks of the early Cycladic culture in the Museum of Cycladic Art at Athens / Nicholas Chr. Stampolidis, Peggy Sotirakopoulou ; [translations from Greek, Davidy Hardy]. - First edition. - 212 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), colour maps ; 29 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-212).
Introduction to early Cycladic culture -- Natural environment -- The precursors of early Cycladic culture -- Early Cycladic culture -- Terminology and chronology -- The phases of early Cycladic culture -- Settlements -- Cemeteries and burial practices -- Pottery-making -- Marble sculpture -- A. Figurines -- B. Vessels -- Metallurgy and metalworking -- Obsidian -- Social organisation -- Religion -- Seafaring, trade and foreign relations -- Catalogue, texts and plates.
"Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age Cycladic culture is best known for its flat female idols carved out of the islands' pure white marble. This beautiful illustrated book explores these periods in Cycladic culture and how the natural environment of the islands shaped its art. It also addresses the settlements of these periods and the artifacts produced by their potters, marble-carvers, and metalworkers."--Amazon.
8861303463 9788861303461
2009293417
Mouseio Kykladikēs Technēs--Catalogs.
Art, Cycladic--Catalogs
Art, Aegean--Catalogs
Art--Greece--Athens--Catalogs
N5899.C9 / S73 2007
730.093915