Jane Burr Carter
Biographic Data
| ID | 3623717 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jane Burr Carter |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jane Burr |
| FAMILY NAME | Carter |
| SIGNATURE | CARTER J B |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece
Studi sulla ceramica laconica
The Chests of Periander
In the hoard of gold, ivory, silver, and bronze objects found at Delphi in 1939 were numerous small à jour reliefs depicting mythological and epic scenes. These small reliefs can be attributed to Spartan carvers on the basis of strong stylistic ties to the ivory- and bone-carvings found at Sparta. The Delphi reliefs fit Pausanias's description of the Chest of Kypselos at Olympia, and they may have decorated a similar chest at Delphi. Periander pr…
The Masks of Ortheia
Almost all the terracotta masks excavated from the Sanctuary of Ortheia at Sparta can be assigned to two types: grotesquely furrowed demons and idealized heroes. The prototypes for these two categories are traced through Old Babylonian, Canaanite, Cypriot, Phoenician, and Punic examples. The contexts of the Near Eastern and Punic masks, mostly sanctuaries, show that the deities associated with masks are a female fertility goddess and her consort.…
The Black and White Style
The Masks of Ortheia
Almost all the terracotta masks excavated from the Sanctuary of Ortheia at Sparta can be assigned to two types: grotesquely furrowed demons and idealized heroes. The prototypes for these two categories are traced through Old Babylonian, Canaanite, Cypriot, Phoenician, and Punic examples. The contexts of the Near Eastern and Punic masks, mostly sanctuaries, show that the deities associated with masks are a female fertility goddess and her consort.…
The Chests of Periander
In the hoard of gold, ivory, silver, and bronze objects found at Delphi in 1939 were numerous small à jour reliefs depicting mythological and epic scenes. These small reliefs can be attributed to Spartan carvers on the basis of strong stylistic ties to the ivory- and bone-carvings found at Sparta. The Delphi reliefs fit Pausanias's description of the Chest of Kypselos at Olympia, and they may have decorated a similar chest at Delphi. Periander pr…
The Black and White Style
The Masks of Ortheia
Almost all the terracotta masks excavated from the Sanctuary of Ortheia at Sparta can be assigned to two types: grotesquely furrowed demons and idealized heroes. The prototypes for these two categories are traced through Old Babylonian, Canaanite, Cypriot, Phoenician, and Punic examples. The contexts of the Near Eastern and Punic masks, mostly sanctuaries, show that the deities associated with masks are a female fertility goddess and her consort.…
Studi sulla ceramica laconica
The Chests of Periander
In the hoard of gold, ivory, silver, and bronze objects found at Delphi in 1939 were numerous small à jour reliefs depicting mythological and epic scenes. These small reliefs can be attributed to Spartan carvers on the basis of strong stylistic ties to the ivory- and bone-carvings found at Sparta. The Delphi reliefs fit Pausanias's description of the Chest of Kypselos at Olympia, and they may have decorated a similar chest at Delphi. Periander pr…
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece
Art (4 works) · History (4 works) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (3 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · History (3 works) · Ancient history (2 works) · Art history (2 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Amphora (1 work)