Search for dissertations about: "Etruscan archaeology"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 swedish dissertations containing the words Etruscan archaeology.

  2. 1. A globolo gems. Late Etrusco-Italic scarab intaglios

    Author : Ulf Hansson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Etruscan; Etrusco-Italic; a globolo; scarab; engraved gem; glyptic; engraving technique; archaeogemmology; archaeology; find context; typology; iconography; standardisation; serial production; consumption; auto-representation;

    Abstract : The study treats a class of engraved scarab gems commonly known by the name of a globolo, produced in Central Italy in the Late Classical to Early Hellenistic periods. The point of departure is a newly developed database of all known specimens, which amount to 1,470, covering a wide range of information categories, which have guided the structure of the presentation. READ MORE

  4. 2. Satyrs on Etruscan black-figured vases

    Author : Britten Henriksson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Etruscan; black-figured vases; satyrs;

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  5. 3. Acquarossa : results of excavations conducted by the Swedish Institute of Classical Studies at Rome and the Soprintendenza alle antichità dell'Etruria meridionale. Vol. 4, Early Etruscan akroteria from Acquarossa and Poggio Civitate (Murlo)

    Author : Eva Rystedt; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Roof decoration; architectural terracotta; akroterion; Etruscan; Late Orientalizing; Early Archaic; Acquarossa; Poggio Civitate Murlo ;

    Abstract : Two kinds of early Etruscan akroteria - cut-out and relief-modelled - are presented and analyzed for the first time in this study. The material comes from the sites of Acquarossa and Poggio Civitate (Murlo), where it belonged to the decoration of residential architecture. READ MORE

  6. 4. Satyrs in Etruria : a study of a theme on Etruscan black-figure vases

    Author : Britten Henriksson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES;

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  7. 5. Crossing the Bridge : An Interpretation of the Archaeological Remains in the Etruscan Bridge Complex at San Giovenale, Etruria

    Author : Yvonne Backe-Forsberg; Gullög Nordquist; Lars Karlsson; Ingela Wiman; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Classical archaeology and ancient history; Etruscan; San Giovenale; bridge; chthonic; Vesuna; Lurs Larunita; gens; Urcena; Larth; Fasthi Alsi; sacellum; Orientalizing; Protovillanovan; Archaic; Hellenistic; pottery; Greek imports; inscriptions; ritual; liminal; rites of passage; sacrifices; banqueting; transit road; multiple functions; continuity; change; Antikens kultur och samhällsliv; Classical archaeology and ancient history; Antikens kultur och samhälle; arkeologi; Archaeology;

    Abstract : This thesis discusses the archaeological remains in the Etruscan bridge complex, found during the excavations at San Giovenale in 1959–1963, and 1999. The aim has been to reach a holistic perspective of the bridge complex with the bridge seen as a link between topography, economy, social relationships, politics, symbols and ritual, reflecting its importance for the whole community at San Giovenale and its surroundings. READ MORE