Hellenistic royal portraits
Auteur :
Smith, R. R. R.
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780198132240
Date de publication :
22 déc. 1988
Dimensions :
28,6 x 22,4 x 2,2 cm
Poids :
929 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Hellenistic royal portraits survive on coins and in sculpture. Further statues have been discovered in literature and inscriptions of the period. This work collects together the major extant portraits and uses the documentary evidence to evaluate their context, meaning, purpose and broad history.