Hellenistic Sealings & Archives. Proceedings of The Edfu Connection, an international conference

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B. F. van Oppen de Ruiter, R. Wallenfels (eds.) XXXVI+260 p., 367 b/w ill. + 8 colour ill., 9 b/w tables, 6 b/w line art. Brepols, 2021. Languages: English. Paperback - print Share/Save/Bookmark This volume brings together the proceedings of an international conference on Hellenistic seal impressions and archival practices, dealing with issues of iconography, portraiture and ideology, the continuation, transformation and mutual influence of cultural traditions, the dissemination of ideas and beliefs, as well as social, administrative and bureaucratic procedures. Ancient seal impressions that were once employed to seal a variety of objects, in particular different kinds of documents, can offer a wealth of information not only about iconography, but also about the dissemination of ideas and beliefs. Their usage provides evidence about the continuation, transformation, and mutual influences that impacted upon local traditions, as well as shed light on administrative and bureaucratic practices. Drawing together in-depth contributions by specialists in the field, this timely volume the first of its kind in twenty-five years offers new insights into seals and their importance during the relatively understudied Hellenistic period (c. 325 25 BCE), as well as contextualizing this subject through a focus on related fields such as glyptics and numismatics. The twelve chapters included here explore the importance of hoards, among them those from Delos, Doliche, Edfu, Kedesh, Pistiros, Seleucia-on-the-Tigris, Selinunte, and Uruk, and examine themes that range from the persistence of pharaonic imagery on Ptolemaic sealings and Greek influence on Sicilian seals, to the survival of Mesopotamian traditions on Parthian clay tablets and the use of Hellenistic iconography on Bactrian finger rings. Through this multifaceted approach, this volume is able to elucidate the daily realities of social, public, and private archival practices that went beyond the political and elite levels of life, and to illuminate aspects of Hellenistic history that have long remained obscure or inaccessible. Branko F. van Oppen is the Richard E. Perry Curator of Greek and Roman Art at the Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, Florida. He was formerly a visiting research scholar and curator at the Allard Pierson Museum, comprising the archaeological collection of the University of Amsterdam. Specializing in Ptolemaic iconography and ideology, van Oppen is a recipient of a three-month scholarship at the Getty Research Institute to study the Ptolemaic seal impressions from Apollinopolis Magna (mod. Edfu). Ronald Wallenfels is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Hebrew and Judaic Studies at New York University and is a former Associate Curator of Ancient Near Eastern Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. He is the author and editor of numerous monographs, catalogues, articles and reviews focusing principally on Babylonia during the Hellenistic period as viewed from the vantage points of both philology and art-history. Table of Contents List of Illustrations List of Abbreviations List of Contributors Organiser s Acknowledgements Colour plates Topographical List Hellenistic Sealings and Archives BRANKO F. VAN OPPEN DE RUITER Pharaonic-Themed Sealings in the Edfu Hoard ROBERT S. BIANCHI Coins and Sealings: The Portraiture of Ptolemy VI XII CATHARINE C. LORBER Hellenistic Motifs in the Edfu Hoard BRANKO F. VAN OPPEN DE RUITER Sealing the Deal: Representing Heracles in Selinunte JANE L. AINSWORTH A Review of Clay Sealings from an early Hellenistic Deposit at the Emporium of Pistiros ZOSIA H. ARCHIBALD Searching for the Archive of Doliche: A Preliminary Report on the Archive Repertoire TORBEN SCHREIBER Snowflakes and Quicksand: A Survey of Hellenistic Sealing Practices SHARON C. HERBERT Hellenistic Sealings in Context: The City Archive of Seleucia-on-the-Tigris VITO MESSINA Patterns of Use of Royal Portraits in Hellenistic Archives LAURE MAREST Archival Practices of. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 033356

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