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The Symposium in Context: Pottery from a Late Archaic House Near the Classical Athenian Agora (Hesperia Supplements)
Kathleen M. Lynch
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Description for The Symposium in Context: Pottery from a Late Archaic House Near the Classical Athenian Agora (Hesperia Supplements)
Paperback.
This book presents the first well-preserved set of sympotic pottery which served a Late Archaic house in the Athenian Agora. The deposit contains household and fine-ware pottery, nearly all the figured pieces of which are forms associated with communal drinking. Since it comes from a single house, the pottery also reflects purchasing patterns and thematic preferences of the homeowner. The multifaceted approach adopted in this book shows that meaning and use are inherently related, and that through archaeology one can restore a context of use for a class of objects frequently studied in isolation.
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Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
Princeton, United States
ISBN
9780876615461
SKU
V9780876615461
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About Kathleen M. Lynch
Kathleen M. Lynch is Associate Professor in the Department of Classics at the University of Cincinnati.
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This is an exemplary study, a very thorough, painstaking endeavor that enables the interested reader to gain valuable information about the household of an Athenian citizen (and his family) during the turbulent time of the Persian War and a bit beyond. It is a welcome glimpse into an aspect of the ancient Greek past that is often very elusive. In ... Read more