The iconography of death: continuity and change in prothesis ritual through iconographical techniques, motifs, and gestures depicted in Greek pottery

Prothesis scenes have been a controversial and debated theme of iconographical approaches to Greek pottery analyses. Focused on meaning and historical references these studies usually have considered pictorial elements isolated in a particular pottery production and style, Attic Geometric for instan...

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Main Authors:	Camila Diogo de Souza, Carolina Kesser Barcellos Dias
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Estudos Clássicos (SBEC) 2018-08-01
Series:	Classica, Revista Brasileira de Estudos Clássicos
Subjects:	Arqueologia Clássica Cerâmica Iconografia da morte
Online Access:	https://revista.classica.org.br/classica/article/view/619

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spelling	doaj-5a438dcfe4ed4779aaeb145e501bae9c2020-11-25T01:32:29ZengSociedade Brasileira de Estudos Clássicos (SBEC)Classica, Revista Brasileira de Estudos Clássicos0103-43162176-64362018-08-01311618710.24277/classica.v31i1.619629The iconography of death: continuity and change in prothesis ritual through iconographical techniques, motifs, and gestures depicted in Greek potteryCamila Diogo de Souza0Carolina Kesser Barcellos Dias1Universidade Federal de São PauloUniversidade Federal de PelotasProthesis scenes have been a controversial and debated theme of iconographical approaches to Greek pottery analyses. Focused on meaning and historical references these studies usually have considered pictorial elements isolated in a particular pottery production and style, Attic Geometric for instance. This paper intends to analyze and discuss some iconographical elements such as technique of production, style, motifs and gestures taking into account a broader perspective and chronology, including vases and terracotta pinakes from the Geometric to the Classical Period. This approach to prothesis ritual scenes allow us to point out continuities and changes in the funerary ritual iconographic representation itself and its social and cultural meanings.https://revista.classica.org.br/classica/article/view/619Arqueologia ClássicaCerâmicaIconografia da morte
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spellingShingle	Camila Diogo de Souza Carolina Kesser Barcellos Dias The iconography of death: continuity and change in prothesis ritual through iconographical techniques, motifs, and gestures depicted in Greek pottery Classica, Revista Brasileira de Estudos Clássicos Arqueologia Clássica Cerâmica Iconografia da morte
author_facet	Camila Diogo de Souza Carolina Kesser Barcellos Dias
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title	The iconography of death: continuity and change in prothesis ritual through iconographical techniques, motifs, and gestures depicted in Greek pottery
title_short	The iconography of death: continuity and change in prothesis ritual through iconographical techniques, motifs, and gestures depicted in Greek pottery
title_full	The iconography of death: continuity and change in prothesis ritual through iconographical techniques, motifs, and gestures depicted in Greek pottery
title_fullStr	The iconography of death: continuity and change in prothesis ritual through iconographical techniques, motifs, and gestures depicted in Greek pottery
title_full_unstemmed	The iconography of death: continuity and change in prothesis ritual through iconographical techniques, motifs, and gestures depicted in Greek pottery
title_sort	iconography of death: continuity and change in prothesis ritual through iconographical techniques, motifs, and gestures depicted in greek pottery
publisher	Sociedade Brasileira de Estudos Clássicos (SBEC)
series	Classica, Revista Brasileira de Estudos Clássicos
issn	0103-4316 2176-6436
publishDate	2018-08-01
description	Prothesis scenes have been a controversial and debated theme of iconographical approaches to Greek pottery analyses. Focused on meaning and historical references these studies usually have considered pictorial elements isolated in a particular pottery production and style, Attic Geometric for instance. This paper intends to analyze and discuss some iconographical elements such as technique of production, style, motifs and gestures taking into account a broader perspective and chronology, including vases and terracotta pinakes from the Geometric to the Classical Period. This approach to prothesis ritual scenes allow us to point out continuities and changes in the funerary ritual iconographic representation itself and its social and cultural meanings.
topic	Arqueologia Clássica Cerâmica Iconografia da morte
url	https://revista.classica.org.br/classica/article/view/619
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The iconography of death: continuity and change in prothesis ritual through iconographical techniques, motifs, and gestures depicted in Greek pottery

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