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Review Of Gla And The Kopais In The 13th Century B.C., By Spyros E. Iakovides, James C. Wright
Review Of Gla And The Kopais In The 13th Century B.C., By Spyros E. Iakovides, James C. Wright
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A Survey Of Evidence For Feasting In Mycenaean Society, James C. Wright
A Survey Of Evidence For Feasting In Mycenaean Society, James C. Wright
Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology Faculty Research and Scholarship
The study of feasting on the Greek mainland during the Middle and Late Bronze Age provides insights into the nature of Mycenaean society. Grave goods demonstrate changes in feasting and drinking practices and their importance in the formation of an elite identity. Cooking, serving, and drinking vessels are also recorded in Linear B documents. Feasting scenes appear in the frescoes of Crete and the islands, and the Mycenaeans adapt this tradition for representation in their palaces. Feasting iconography is also found in vase painting, particularly in examples of the Pictorial Style. Mycenaean feasting is an expression of the hierarchical sociopolitical …
The Mycenaean Feast: An Introduction, James C. Wright
The Mycenaean Feast: An Introduction, James C. Wright
Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology Faculty Research and Scholarship
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