Funerary Portraiture in Greater Roman Syria

Edited by Michael Blomer Edited by Rubina Raja

Book cover: Funerary Portraiture in Greater Roman Syria

Extent: 232, 232 pages

Publisher: Brepols Publishers

Subjects: Ancient Near East, Art & Art History, Mediterranean Archaeology

Series: Studies in Classical Archaeology

Series volume number: 6

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(December 2019)

ISBN: 9782503576336

Price: $138.00

In stock

This volume provides a unique survey of locally produced funerary representations from across regions of ancient Syria, exploring material ranging from reliefs and statues in the round, to busts, mosaics, and paintings in order to offer a new and holistic approach to our understanding of ancient funerary portraiture. Up to now, relatively little attention has been paid to the way in which local and regional production of material in this area formed part of a broader pattern of sculptural and iconographical development across the Roman Near East. By drawing on material from an area encompassing modern Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, and Turkey, as well as Egypt and Achaia, the contributions in this book make it possible for the first time to take a wider perspective on the importance of funerary portraiture within Greater Roman Syria, and in doing so, to identify influences, connections, and iconographical analogies present throughout the region, as well as local differences, larger-scale boundaries, and ruptures in traditions that occurred across time and place.

  • Edited by Michael Blomer
  • Edited by Rubina Raja