Melissa Eppihimer
Biographic Data
| ID | 1439574 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Melissa Eppihimer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Melissa |
| FAMILY NAME | Eppihimer |
| SIGNATURE | EPPIHIMER M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Pittsburgh |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
A paradox of eighteenth-century antiquarianism
The ancient Near Eastern seals known in eighteenth-century Europe as ‘Persian’ gems were rare in collections, but casts made them available to a wider audience. Collectors and scholars viewed gem casts as accurate ‘facsimiles’ of the originals, but the casts of the ‘Persian’ gems produced by James Tassie’s workshop show that the reproductions were not as straightforward as their reputation suggests. Rather, technical processes, antiquarian habits…
Representing Ashur
Assembling King and State
Compared with the stelae of the Akkadian period, Akkadian royal statues have received little scrutiny beyond the question of style. This article brings together the numerous visual and verbal fragments from the statues of Manishtushu to reconstruct their forms and textual components and to assess their role in the practice of Akkadian kingship. The king's multiple, nearly identical statues participated in his effort to maintain authority over cit…
Preliminary Report from the 2005-2006 Field Seasons at Kenan Tepe
Preliminary Report from the 2005-2006 Field Seasons at Kenan Tepe
Assembling King and State
Compared with the stelae of the Akkadian period, Akkadian royal statues have received little scrutiny beyond the question of style. This article brings together the numerous visual and verbal fragments from the statues of Manishtushu to reconstruct their forms and textual components and to assess their role in the practice of Akkadian kingship. The king's multiple, nearly identical statues participated in his effort to maintain authority over cit…
Representing Ashur
A paradox of eighteenth-century antiquarianism
The ancient Near Eastern seals known in eighteenth-century Europe as ‘Persian’ gems were rare in collections, but casts made them available to a wider audience. Collectors and scholars viewed gem casts as accurate ‘facsimiles’ of the originals, but the casts of the ‘Persian’ gems produced by James Tassie’s workshop show that the reproductions were not as straightforward as their reputation suggests. Rather, technical processes, antiquarian habits…
Art (3 works) · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology (2 works) · Ancient Near East History (2 works) · Art history (2 works) · Classics (2 works) · History (2 works) · Akkadian (1 work) · Ancient history (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Download (1 work)