Dirk Wicke
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Address: Goethe-Universität Frankfurt
Institut für archäologische Wissenschaften
Abt. I Vorderasiatische und Klassische Archäologie
Norbert-Wollheim-Platz 1
60629 Frankfurt a.M.
Address: Goethe-Universität Frankfurt
Institut für archäologische Wissenschaften
Abt. I Vorderasiatische und Klassische Archäologie
Norbert-Wollheim-Platz 1
60629 Frankfurt a.M.
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significance are results from Sasanian layers, which are indicative of centralised textile production. This ties into the overarching research question of an impact of the changing 'world-politics during the 2nd and 1st mill BC to AD in the rather peripheral area of the Shahrizor-Plain.
‘world-politics’ during the 2nd and 1st mill. BC to AD within the rather peripheral area of the
Shahrizor-Plain.
rather different categories of objects. They not only differ in their
use, but considerably more so in their material, and hence
working and production. However, they share a large number of
iconographic and stylistic details – and the largest collections of both
derive from the same place: Nimrud. Numerous cross-references
in motifs can be found between the two categories of objects and
within the different stylistic groups. This indicates a use not as
mere decorative patterns, but a deliberate choice of iconography.
Moreover, a comparison calls for a new look at the interactions
between craftsmen, not only between wood- and ivory-carving, but
also metalsmiths and other crafts. This contribution adds to the
suggestion that such interaction allows for mutual support in date
and place of origin, hotly debated issues in particular for the
Levantine craftwork during the Early Iron Age.
Local sculptures and reliefs discovered in Western Syria and Southeastern Anatolia display various grades of Assyrian inspiration. Yet, Assyrian iconography and style is not confined to images of local rulers – always more prone to Assyrian royal imagery – but can be detected in representations of local deities and private funerary stelae, too. These provide clear examples of elite emulation, a phenomenon that is well attested in the case of countries or political entities in asymmetrical power relations. This paper follows the appearance of Assyrian artistic traits in Western Syria and Southeastern Anatolia and considers these changes in front of the political background.
in the provincial capital of Tušhan (Ziyaret Tepe) along the upper Tigris River in Southeast Turkey. From the inception of the excavations, zooarchaeological data have been integrated
into conventional methods of analysis. This has contributed to a better understanding of the use of rooms and specific activity areas within the palace. Areas for food processing, consumption, and the disposal of animal remains and their by-products not detected by previous architectural or other evidence can now be identified. The building’s open courtyard in particular was used for butchering of domesticated animals, mainly bovids (sheep,
goats, and cattle) and to a lesser extent pigs. In contrast, the reception room was devoid of any animal bones, thus kept clean. Surprising is the evidence for wild birds in Room 4/8, the main room of the northern apartment, and Room 1, suggesting a special use of those animals.
significance are results from Sasanian layers, which are indicative of centralised textile production. This ties into the overarching research question of an impact of the changing 'world-politics during the 2nd and 1st mill BC to AD in the rather peripheral area of the Shahrizor-Plain.
‘world-politics’ during the 2nd and 1st mill. BC to AD within the rather peripheral area of the
Shahrizor-Plain.
rather different categories of objects. They not only differ in their
use, but considerably more so in their material, and hence
working and production. However, they share a large number of
iconographic and stylistic details – and the largest collections of both
derive from the same place: Nimrud. Numerous cross-references
in motifs can be found between the two categories of objects and
within the different stylistic groups. This indicates a use not as
mere decorative patterns, but a deliberate choice of iconography.
Moreover, a comparison calls for a new look at the interactions
between craftsmen, not only between wood- and ivory-carving, but
also metalsmiths and other crafts. This contribution adds to the
suggestion that such interaction allows for mutual support in date
and place of origin, hotly debated issues in particular for the
Levantine craftwork during the Early Iron Age.
Local sculptures and reliefs discovered in Western Syria and Southeastern Anatolia display various grades of Assyrian inspiration. Yet, Assyrian iconography and style is not confined to images of local rulers – always more prone to Assyrian royal imagery – but can be detected in representations of local deities and private funerary stelae, too. These provide clear examples of elite emulation, a phenomenon that is well attested in the case of countries or political entities in asymmetrical power relations. This paper follows the appearance of Assyrian artistic traits in Western Syria and Southeastern Anatolia and considers these changes in front of the political background.
in the provincial capital of Tušhan (Ziyaret Tepe) along the upper Tigris River in Southeast Turkey. From the inception of the excavations, zooarchaeological data have been integrated
into conventional methods of analysis. This has contributed to a better understanding of the use of rooms and specific activity areas within the palace. Areas for food processing, consumption, and the disposal of animal remains and their by-products not detected by previous architectural or other evidence can now be identified. The building’s open courtyard in particular was used for butchering of domesticated animals, mainly bovids (sheep,
goats, and cattle) and to a lesser extent pigs. In contrast, the reception room was devoid of any animal bones, thus kept clean. Surprising is the evidence for wild birds in Room 4/8, the main room of the northern apartment, and Room 1, suggesting a special use of those animals.
Diese Monographie stellt die Objektgruppe der Pyxiden regionenübergreifend von der Levante bis Iran zusammen. Berücksichtigt werden Behälter unterschiedlichster Materialien, ihre Form, Dekoration und Verwendung. Der Behandlung der Ikonographie nordsyrischer Pyxiden - hier besonders: die "Speisetischszene" -, der levantinischen bauchigen Pyxis aus Elfenbein und der neuelamischen Quarzkeramikpyxiden aus Susa kommen besondere Bedeutung zu.
Feldman intends to unravel the social network to the reader but fails to convince in her archaeological arguments, mainly because she avoids thorough discussions of the objects and their contexts. Contrary to Feldman’s own statement to provide a richer understanding of long-enigmatic artworks through a serious commitment to their formal, stylistic, material, and physical properties, the reviewers cannot recognize such commitment in her book.
This is an entry for WiBiLex on ancient Near Eastern ziggurats. The paper provides an overview over the development and recent discussions of their reconstruction and interpretation.
cf: https://www.die-bibel.de/ressourcen/wibilex/altes-testament/zikkurat