| Description |
1 online resource (xxxvii, 418 pages) : maps, illustrations |
| Contents |
Perspectives on the ancient Near Eastern canon : more than Mesopotamia's greatest hits / by Amy Rebecca Gansell and Ann Shafer -- Beyond the canon : the future of the past in museum exhibitions of ancient Egyptian and Near Eastern art / by Rachel P. Kreiter -- Bringing the past to a iving room near you : the archaeological heritage of Anatolia on glass / by Oya Topçuoglu |
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Perspectives on the Ancient Near Eastern canon : more than Mesopotamia's greatest hits / Amy Rebecca Gansell, Ann Shafer -- The southern Levant and the Ancient Near Eastern canon / Rachel Hallote -- Archaeological research in pre-classical Syria and the canon of Ancient Near Eastern art and archaeology / Marina Pucci -- The past, present, and future of the canon of ancient Anatolian art / Susan Helft -- The canon of ancient Iranian art : from grand narratives to local perspectives / Henry P. Colburn -- "Classical" versus "ancient" in the Near Eastern canon : the position of Graeco-Roman art from the Levant, c. 330 BCE -- 636 CE / Elise A. Friedland -- Defining the canon of funerary archaeology in the Ancient Near East / Nicola Laneri -- The canon of Ancient Near Eastern glyptic on a roll : leaps, hurdles, and goals / Diana L. Stein -- The canon of Ancient Near Eastern palaces / David Kertai -- How ancient and modern memory shapes the past : a canon of Assyrian memory / Davide Nadali -- Museums as vehicles for defining artistic canons : the case of the Ancient Near East in the British Museum / Paul Collins -- Conceptualizing the past in museum exhibitions of ancient Egyptian and Near Eastern art / Rachel P. Kreiter -- The Ancient Near Eastern canon in the university classroom, and beyond : my colleagues speak / Ann Shafer -- The lucrative business of the Cyrus Cylinder : commodification of an Iranian icon / Kamyar Abdi -- Between Hazor and Masada : canonical archaeological sites as symbols of collective memories in modern Israeli identities / Gideon Avni -- Past resurrections : the ancient in contemporary art / Tamara Chalabi -- Earth, rocks, and blood : a wandering home / Sargon George Donabed -- 6,000 years / Maymanah Farhat -- Cultural heritage attrition in Egypt / Monica Hanna -- Crafting the Ancient Near Eastern canon : a personal reflection / Zena Kamash -- The consequences of the destruction of Syrian heritage on the Syrian identity and future generations / Youssef Kanjou -- Contemporary art and archaeology in the Arab world / Salwa Mikdadi -- The Assyrians : then and now / Ramsen Shamon -- Bringing the past to a living room near you : the archaeological heritage of Anatolia on glass / Oya Topçuoğlu |
| Summary |
This volume addresses and problematizes the formation and transformation of the ancient Near Eastern art historical and archaeological canon. The 'canon' is defined as an established list of objects, monuments, buildings, and sites that are considered to be most representative of the ancient Near East. In "testing" this canon, this project takes stock of the current canon, its origins, endurance, and prospects. Boundaries and typologies are examined, technologies of canon production are investigated, and heritage perspectives on contemporary culture offer a key to the future |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 02, 2020) |
| Subject |
Art, Ancient -- Middle East
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Art, Ancient -- Historiography
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Archaeology -- Middle East
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Canon (Art)
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Antiquities
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Archaeology
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Art, Ancient
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Canon (Art)
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| SUBJECT |
Middle East -- Antiquities.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90004414
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| Subject |
Middle East
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Gansell, Amy Rebecca, editor.
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Shafer, Ann, editor.
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| LC no. |
2018055303 |
| ISBN |
9780190673178 |
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0190673176 |
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9780190673192 |
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0190673192 |
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9780190673185 |
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0190673184 |
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