Interpreting ancient figurines : context, comparison, and prehistoric art /

Interpreting ancient figurines : context, comparison, and prehistoric art /

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Main Author: Lesure, Richard G. (Author)

Format: Book

Language: English

Published: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.

Subjects:

Figurines, Ancient.
Art > Historiography.
Art and anthropology.
Art and society.

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Call Number: NB70 .L47 2011

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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Universalist Explanation and Prehistoric Figurines
  • 2. Comparison and Context
  • 3. The Questions We Ask of Images
  • 4. A Cross-Cultural Explanation for Female Figurines?
  • 5. Mesoamerican Figurines and the Contextualist Appeal to Universal Truths
  • 6. Figurines, Goddesses, and the Texture of Long-Term Structures in the Near East
  • 7. On Figurines, Femaleness, and Comparison.