Aegean Bronze Age rhyta /

Rhyta are among the most appealing yet enigmatic classes of artefacts from the Aegean Bronze Age. They were produced in a wide range of forms and media with a consistently high degree of craftsmanship. This comprehensive study of Bronze Age rhyta from the Aegean builds on nearly a century of discove...

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Main Author: Koehl, Robert B.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia, Pa. : INSTAP Academic Press, 2006.
Series:Prehistory monographs ; 19.
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Online Access:CONNECT
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Summary:Rhyta are among the most appealing yet enigmatic classes of artefacts from the Aegean Bronze Age. They were produced in a wide range of forms and media with a consistently high degree of craftsmanship. This comprehensive study of Bronze Age rhyta from the Aegean builds on nearly a century of discoveries and scholarly contributions, and addresses questions of typology, function, context, and the uses of these vessels. The volume includes a thoroughly illustrated catalogue, an index of sites and the present locations of rhyta.
Item Description:Books at JSTOR Evidence Based Acquisitions
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxxiii, 423 pages, [137] pages of plates) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-398) and index.
ISBN:9781623030575
1623030579