Two Visual Languages at Petra
Aniconic and Representational Sculpture of the Great Temple
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4587470 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joseph J Basile (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 255-258 |
| Publication date | 2002-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Near Eastern Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1094-2076 • E-ISSN: 1557-5594 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3210855 |
| OpenAlex | W2331809195 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
At the Petra Great Temple a number of figural relief panels depicting Classical deities were recovered beside two aniconic betyls. These two sculptural types reflect an important dichotomy in Nabataean art-the adoption by the Nabataeans of Hellenistic-Roman forms of representation together with the persistence of an Arabian/Semitic tradition of depicting deities aniconically. How does the author account for these two, seemingly contradictory, forms of divine image? Read on
Ancient history · Arabic · Art · Linguistics · Literature · Politics · Sculpture · Semitic languages · Temple · Visual arts · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Archaeology and Historical Studies · History · Law · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,15 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2015 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |