Valentina Melchiorri
Biographic Data
| ID | 1097314 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Valentina Melchiorri |
| GIVEN NAMES | Valentina |
| FAMILY NAME | Melchiorri |
| SIGNATURE | MELCHIORRI V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Gerda Henkel Foundation |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Iconography of Children as Cultic Characters in Mediterranean tophet Precincts
Within the range of Phoenician artisanal production of stone votive markers in the central Mediterranean, specifically cippi and stelae from tophet precincts, this paper offers a preliminary exploration of some iconographic and stylistic aspects of anthropomorphic representations in general, and those of children in particular. It provides an overview of traditional craftmanship at different centers of production, the ritual function of stelae in…
Cemetery or sacrifice? Infant burials at the Carthage Tophet: Phoenician bones of contention
Even if the foundation, rise and eventual demise of Carthage and its overseas territories in the West Mediterranean occurred in much the same space and time as the glory days of Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic Greece and Rome, there is no doubt that the Phoenicians and their Punic successors (to use the conventional terms) have rarely been regarded as fully signed-up members of the ancient world. Reduced to walk-on cameos as skilled silversmit…
Cemetery or sacrifice? Infant burials at the Carthage Tophet: Phoenician bones of contention
Even if the foundation, rise and eventual demise of Carthage and its overseas territories in the West Mediterranean occurred in much the same space and time as the glory days of Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic Greece and Rome, there is no doubt that the Phoenicians and their Punic successors (to use the conventional terms) have rarely been regarded as fully signed-up members of the ancient world. Reduced to walk-on cameos as skilled silversmit…
Cemetery or sacrifice? Infant burials at the Carthage Tophet: Phoenician bones of contention
Even if the foundation, rise and eventual demise of Carthage and its overseas territories in the West Mediterranean occurred in much the same space and time as the glory days of Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic Greece and Rome, there is no doubt that the Phoenicians and their Punic successors (to use the conventional terms) have rarely been regarded as fully signed-up members of the ancient world. Reduced to walk-on cameos as skilled silversmit…
The Iconography of Children as Cultic Characters in Mediterranean tophet Precincts
Within the range of Phoenician artisanal production of stone votive markers in the central Mediterranean, specifically cippi and stelae from tophet precincts, this paper offers a preliminary exploration of some iconographic and stylistic aspects of anthropomorphic representations in general, and those of children in particular. It provides an overview of traditional craftmanship at different centers of production, the ritual function of stelae in…
Ancient history (2 works) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (2 works) · History (2 works) · Phoenician (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology (1 works)