Greek Gods in the East : Hellenistic iconographic schemes in Central Asia

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)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Prague : Charles University in Prague, Karolinum Press, 2012
Subjects:
Mythology, Greek, in art.
Goddesses, Greek, in art.
Gods, Greek, in art.
Antiquities.
Art, Asian > Greek influences.
Art, Central Asian.
Art, Hellenstic > Themes, motives.
ART > History > General.
Antiquities
Art, Asian > Greek influences
Art, Central Asian
Art, Hellenistic > Themes, motives
Goddesses, Greek, in art
Goddesses in art
Gods, Greek, in art
Gods in art
Mythology, Greek, in art
Kunst
Götter > Motiv
Griechenland > Altertum, Motiv
Mythologie
Hellenistik
Asia, Central.
Asia > Bactria
Central Asia
Asia > Gandhara
Asien
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Table of Contents:
  • 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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