Greek Gods in the East : Hellenistic iconographic schemes in Central Asia / Ladislav Stančo, Ph. D.

This book focuses on the fate of the Greek mythological themes, divine and heroic figures, far in the East, primarily in the area of ancient Gandhara and Bactria (today in Uzbekistan). In alphabetic order, it covers primary iconographic schemes, which the art of these areas borrowed from the Helleni...

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Main Author: Stančo, Ladislav (Author)
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Language:English
Published: Prague : Charles University in Prague, Karolinum Press, 2012
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 254-261) 
505 0 |a Introduction -- An iconographicanalysis of the Hellenistic subjects in the art of Gandhara, Bactria and the adjoining areas of the Kushan Empire -- Conclusions -- Bibliography 
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