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This project presents and analyses all of the signet rings and intaglios so far unearthed in Roman Britain to reinterpret how they were used and their role within provincial society. These small artefacts have traditionally been regarded... more
Research undertaken in Durham University, Faculty of Social Sciences and Health: Department of Archaeology; supervised by Dr Anna Leone. Viva voce examination held on April 15th, 2016. Examiners: Prof. Roland R. R. Smith (University of... more
This book presents a new study of Greek large-scale bronze statuary of the late Archaic and Classical periods. It examines the discovery, origin, style, date, artistic attribution, identification, and interpretation of the surviving... more
Until recently, an exquisite object of art of the early imperial period, known as the “Warren Cup,” with two figural scenes of homosexual love-making has gained very little attention. The scenes have been taken either as political satire... more
Following on from articles in JRA 6 (1993) and 20 (2007) this paper develops additional arguments in favour of a Hadrianic date for the frieze on Trajan's Column, placing the installation of his tomb at the foot of the Column and the... more
Il contributo analizza la documentazione materiale relativa ad Imola / Forum Corneli in età romana, trattando dei reperti dal punto di vista sia della conoscenza storica, sociale ed economica, sia dei loro aspetti formali ed artistici.... more
Walther Amelung & Georg Lippold, Die Sculpturen des Vaticanischen Museums (1908), 220-24. https://books.google.com/books?id=z7-fAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA435&lpg=PA435&dq=Amelung,+Die+Sculpturen+des+Vaticanischen+Museums,+im... more
Se pretende abordar el estudio de los graneros romanos de ámbito militar en Hispania, mediante un análisis del emplazamiento que ocupaban en el interior de los campamentos legionarios y fuertes y, especialmente, de las técnicas de... more
The visual devices used by Tony Blair and George Bush to get themselves elected and maintain power, come not from modern times, but a world that is thousands of years old. How Art Made the World ventures back to the creation of Stonehenge... more
le 30e colloque de l'AFPMA aura lieu les vendredi 24 et samedi 25 novembre 2017 au musée départemental Arles antique à Arles. Vous trouverez ci joint le programme de ces 30e rencontre et dans une autre rubrique la fiche d'inscription... more
"This book includes 88 contributions (oral and posters) that were presented during the IX International Conference of the Association for the Study of Marbles and Other Stones in Antiquity (ASMOSIA), held in Tarragona between 8 and... more
An article focusing on the sources of Avi-Yonah's temple model, now at the Israel Museum.
Complete technical report by Rachel Sabino with contributions from Lorenzo Lazzarini follows the comprehensive curatorial essay by Katharine A. Raff.
A presentation of Titus and our exhibition in Ami Magazine, a weekly that serves the right-of-center Orthodox community. The author, Yossi Krausz, was both inquisitive and prepared— a pleasure to work with!
La fouille d’un habitat antique, dans un secteur de la cité de Durocortorum / Reims connu pour avoir livré de grandes domus, a mis au jour plusieurs décors malheureusement très fragmentaires. Parmi eux, on retiendra un ensemble à panneaux... more
This chapter examines Italian images of Dionysus with a view to exploring the dynamics of acculturation of a Greek figure. The aim is to show that images provide major evidence not only for studying art history, but also religious and... more
In “The Armstrong and Nuffler Heads and the Portraiture of Julius Caesar, Livia, and Antonia Minor,” John Pollini discusses two little known basalt portraits of high quality. The Armstrong Head, representing an older male, may be an... more
It is a commonplace to point out that Rome's rapid rise to power in the ancient world resulted in great measure from its position in the Italian peninsula. Surrounded by mountains on all sides except on the south the Urbs is situated in... more