Book contents
- Male Nudity in the Greek Iron Age
- Male Nudity in the Greek Iron Age
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Plates
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter One Introduction
- Chapter Two Naked Male Figurines in the EIA Aegean
- Chapter Three Iconographic and Regional Patterns in EIA Naked Male Figurines and the History of Ritual Action
- Chapter Four The Lost Wax Method of Production of EIA Bronze Figurines
- Chapter Five Bronze Figurines, Transformative Processes, and Ritual Power
- Chapter Six EIA Nudity and Ritual in Historical Perspective
- Chapter Seven Method and Approach in the Archaeology of the EIA Aegean
- Book part
- Bibliography
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
Chapter Four - The Lost Wax Method of Production of EIA Bronze Figurines
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 September 2022
Book contents
- Male Nudity in the Greek Iron Age
- Male Nudity in the Greek Iron Age
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Plates
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter One Introduction
- Chapter Two Naked Male Figurines in the EIA Aegean
- Chapter Three Iconographic and Regional Patterns in EIA Naked Male Figurines and the History of Ritual Action
- Chapter Four The Lost Wax Method of Production of EIA Bronze Figurines
- Chapter Five Bronze Figurines, Transformative Processes, and Ritual Power
- Chapter Six EIA Nudity and Ritual in Historical Perspective
- Chapter Seven Method and Approach in the Archaeology of the EIA Aegean
- Book part
- Bibliography
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
Summary
The votive deposition of naked bronze male figurines and the adoption of actual naked activities in ritual contexts probably cohere as elements of a set of social and ritual practices that were novel in the Aegean during the EIA. In this chapter, I make a case that this ritual system cannot be understood in the absence of an extended consideration of its material underpinnings, specifically the material realities entailed in the production of bronze votives, with a focus on the figurines with which I am concerned in this book.
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- Male Nudity in the Greek Iron AgeRepresentation and Ritual Context in Aegean Societies, pp. 138 - 171Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022