WOMEN IN THE ANCIENT WORLD

NEILS, JENIFER

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ISBN:978-0-7141-5077-2
EAN:9780714150772
Editorial: BRITISH MUSEUM PRESS
Fecha de la edición:2011
Número de la edición: 1
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Encuadernación:RUSTICA
Nº Pág.:216
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This attractive book takes a fresh and thought-provoking look at the representation of women from the ancient world. Packed with illustrations, it includes striking images of sculpture, wall paintings, ceramics and mummy cases, engravings, silver and jewels, ranging from public art to domestic artefacts. T he book portrays a variety of roles and activities of women across a range of ancient cultures. Through themes such as the ideal woman, marriage, childbirth and the family, dress and nudity, work, religion, priestesses and goddesses, the author highlights the diverse roles and preoccupations of women in the ancient world, often with surprising resonances for our own time. This book will delight, inform and entertain all readers who want to know more about womens place in the ancient world.