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Gods, Men, and Heroes Ancient Art at the Dallas Museum of Art Anne R. Bromberg and Karl Kilinski II This volume considers not only the art historical meaning of a representative selection of ancient artifacts, but also their wider meaning. The authors have tried to make clear how these pieces reveal the religion, social values, political events, and commerce of the Mediterranean world. These objects, most made by anonymous craftsmen, are a record of peoples' beliefs and desires in the form of marble sculpture, bronze work, gold, and ceramics. Extending from the oldest Mediterranean civilizations of Egypt and the Near East, through Greek, Etruscan, and Roman arts, the book concludes with illustrations of the classical heritage in later European and American art. Anne R. Bromberg is curator of ancient and South Asian art at the Dallas Museum of Art. Karl Kilinski II is professor of ancient art history at Southern Methodist University. Dallas Museum of Art January. 144 pp., 107 illus., 103 in color, map, bibliog., index, LC 96-22975, 9" x 11" |
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