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Classical Archaeology and Art History

Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology Faculty Research and Scholarship

2004

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Review Of Gla And The Kopais In The 13th Century B.C., By Spyros E. Iakovides, James C. Wright Jul 2004

Review Of Gla And The Kopais In The 13th Century B.C., By Spyros E. Iakovides, James C. Wright

Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology Faculty Research and Scholarship

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A Survey Of Evidence For Feasting In Mycenaean Society, James C. Wright Apr 2004

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 Apr 2004

The Mycenaean Feast: An Introduction, James C. Wright

Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology Faculty Research and Scholarship

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