Images out of water
Interpreting the Karlby Stone
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3160584 |
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| Authors | Elizabeth Le Bon (University of St Andrews, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 391-396 |
| Publication date | 1994-02-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | World Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0043-8243 • E-ISSN: 1470-1375 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00438243.1994.9980253 |
| OpenAlex | W2038649218 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
The use of graffito images representing ships as historical sources has largely concentrated on the technical information they appear to contain. Their form and detail have been read as being realistically depicted, and their material, cultural or compositional contexts, where they exist, arc often unreported. Using a sample study of a pebble carved with two complete images, it is argued that however simple or casual these graffito images may appear to be, they must be interpreted in terms of their artistic style and conventions, as well as their contextual relationships, before their contribution to nautical history may be evaluated
Archaeology · Casual · Epistemology · Pebble · Political science · Sample (material · Simple (philosophy · Style (visual arts · Geology · Historical Studies on Spain · History · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Paleontology · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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