Neo-Assyrian letters are a broad and interesting corpus of data to investigate how ancient Assyrians dealt with the manufacture of statues, the shaping of royal and divine effigies, and the final arrangement of sculptures. This paper aims to analyse the ritual and practical aspects of the making of images in the Neo- Assyrian period with reference to this corpus of letters, which reveals how Assyrian kings, officials and sculptors worked together for this purpose. It explores the role of the personnel involved, the process of the creation, and the final display of statues. Based on the interplay of texts and archaeological data, the study reveals the intense activity of making statues of gods and kings in Assyria, with the administration supervising both projects for new statues and the maintenance of already existing ones.
Neo-Assyrian statues of gods and kings in context. Integrating textual, archaeological and iconographic data on their manufacture and installation / Nadali, Davide; Verderame, Lorenzo. - In: ALTORIENTALISCHE FORSCHUNGEN. - ISSN 0232-8461. - 46:2(2019), pp. 234-248. [10.1515/aofo-2019-0016]
Neo-Assyrian statues of gods and kings in context. Integrating textual, archaeological and iconographic data on their manufacture and installation
Nadali Davide
Writing – Original Draft Preparation
;Verderame LorenzoWriting – Original Draft Preparation
2019
Abstract
Neo-Assyrian letters are a broad and interesting corpus of data to investigate how ancient Assyrians dealt with the manufacture of statues, the shaping of royal and divine effigies, and the final arrangement of sculptures. This paper aims to analyse the ritual and practical aspects of the making of images in the Neo- Assyrian period with reference to this corpus of letters, which reveals how Assyrian kings, officials and sculptors worked together for this purpose. It explores the role of the personnel involved, the process of the creation, and the final display of statues. Based on the interplay of texts and archaeological data, the study reveals the intense activity of making statues of gods and kings in Assyria, with the administration supervising both projects for new statues and the maintenance of already existing ones.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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