Textiles and Cult in the Ancient Mediterranean

Autor

Editura

Oxbow Books

An publicare

2017

Nr. Pagini

320

ISBN

9781785706721

Categorii

In Limbi Străine

Descriere

Twenty-one papers on the role of textiles in ancient religion in Greece, Italy, The Levant and the Near East. Examines the topics of textile production in sanctuaries, the use of textiles as votive offerings and ritual dress using epigraphy, literary sources, iconography and the archaeological material itself.