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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"Figurines"”.
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Beyond Meaning. An Artefact Approach to the Neolithic Figurines from Tell Sabi Abyad (Syria) and Ҫatalhöyük (Turkey)
For the Neolithic in the Near East figurines are our primary, at times only, source of visual representations of humans and animals at many sites. More than purely utilitarian objects, figurines are thought to provide insight into the more intangible aspects of past life such as ritual, cosmology, …
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The agency of the every day: a comparative study of the Ubaid ceramic pottery and figurines from Ur and Arpachiyah
… is a selective study of Ubaid period pottery and figurines from two Neolithic sites in modern day Iraq. Both Ur and Arpachiyah are well known Neolithic sites, but both are more notorious for time periods outside of the Ubaid. By focusing on the lesser-known history of these sites, new ideas are …
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O recurso visual como instrumento facilitador na contação de história para surdos
… representation in the story-telling: There are figurines, the author Claudia Werneck.
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Heads, shoulders, knees and toes: Exploring bodies, body parts and personhood in late Neolithic Malta through funerary taphonomy
… the corpus of anthropomorphic figurines—to provide a new interpretation of personhood in late Neolithic Malta. Analysing the full assemblage of human remains from six rock-cut tombs at Xemxija, and between 9.3–100% of the assemblage from 16 contexts at the Xagħra Circle, this …
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StoryTIME: development of a tangible interface for storytelling
… motion of physical props such as small toys and figurines which are then applied to a virtual counterpart. We discuss the design and development of the system followed by a user study that investigates its effectiveness with respect to traditional animation prototyping systems.
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A redefined feminine from paleolithic to twenty-first century through children's literature & film
… and Davis-Kimball, with the unearthing of female figurines, temple models, and warrior priestesses. I found examples of the feminine survival through the Dark Ages in Lithuanian <em>Dainos</em> and folktales “Queen of the Serpents,” “Ashputtle,” and “The White Cat.” In the eighteenth, nineteenth, …
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Re-assessing the Value of the Snake Artefacts under the lens of Communities of Practice: The Role of Communities in Iron Age II south-eastern Arabia
… as ceramic appliqués or as self-standing metal figurines – have ensued during the last two decades. Scholarship has associated these objects, as well as certain regional features, to a shared south-eastern Arabian ritual/religious framework, placing them within the socio-historical events of …
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Anasazi ceramics as text and tool: Toward a theory of ceramic design "messaging".
… Southwest. Decorated pottery, baskets, textiles, figurines, and rock art from the seventh century Basketmaker III period occupation of rock shelters in the Prayer Rock District, northeastern Arizona are examined. Comparison of design structure and content across these different media reveals two …
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Monkey and Ape Iconography in Minoan Art
… of primates are considered. These media include figurines, glyptic art, and wall paintings. First, a review of the stylistic features of Minoan art and the possibility for the use of pattern books is discussed. Next, monkey and ape iconography in Egyptian art is explored. A thorough review of the …
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Creative Practice: How Communities were ‘made’ at Çatalhöyük
… made and re-made things, such as sunbaked clay figurines, basketry, and beads. I focus on Neolithic interactions with colourful or brilliant materials, substances, and spaces, and explore how these material interactions, as phenomena, reveal certain sensorial dynamics in-action at the Neolithic …
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Natus Diformis: Hermaphrodites in Greek and Roman Art
… and reliefs, in marble, bronze and terracotta figurines, wall paintings, in a few mosaics and on gems. The distribution of these objects ranges from points in Italy, Austria, France, and England to Greece, Cyprus, Asia Minor and North Africa. Through this survey of Hermaphroditos in Greek and …
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Upper Palaeolithic female representations: an eye tracking study.
… morphological differences exhibited by the Venus Figurines. From the existing literature, it is apparent that the inclusiveness of the current method of grouping these sculptures is detrimental to their study. Therefore, the subdivision of this prehistoric art into three distinct categories is …
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Containing Meaning: Miniature Pottery on Bronze Age Crete
… small-scale Minoan material culture, including figurines, seals, miniature wall paintings, and models, miniature pottery appears to be one facet of a larger semiotic ideology – one well-versed in the language and power of the miniature. This thesis investigates the use, significance, and meaning …
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The origins of money: evaluating chartalist and metallist theories in the context of ancient Greece and Mesopotamia
… to votive offerings in the form of miniature figurines produced by religious establishments as substitutes for contributions in actual goods. Finally, in the context of centralized redistributive temple-economies of ancient Mesopotamia, the evidence of clay tokens is utilized to formulate a …
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Configurations of the Symbolism of the Bull in Early Late Bronze Age Crete: A Case Study in the Interpretation of Minoan Religion
… theoretical framework. The study of vessels and figurines and wall paintings with bull representations brings together evidence, which is usually treated separately, and attempts to promote a holistic interpretation on the subject without sacrificing the multiplicity of meaning. It reveals …
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Replication and fabrication of crafted and natural artifacts by reverse engineering using single camera photogrammetry
… Egyptian artifacts; household vases, figurines and bottles; fossils, shells and rocks, although not all successfully recreated. A variety of AM technologies have been employed, mostly monochromatic but including colour AM machines, to fabricate the models where good 3D models have been …
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Ammon in the Hebrew Bible: a Textual Analysis and Archaeological Context of Selected References to the Ammonites of Transjordan
… Milkom and Astarte--is depicted on seals and figurines, and in the Amman Citadel Inscription which included Milkom's divine oracle to be displayed publicly on the acropolis. Ammon's inclusion in the Hebrew prophetic oracles is briefly mentioned.</p> <p>Chapter 5 summarizes the …
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