Author: PEVNICK, SETH D. (CURATOR, EDITOR, CONTRIBUTOR); CURTIS, ROBERT I. (ROBERT IRVIN) (1943-) (CONTRIBUTOR); DE GRUMMOND, NANCY THOMSON (CONTRIBUTOR); KOKKINOU, ANGELIKI (CONTRIBUTOR); MAISH, JEFFREY (CONTRIBUTOR); MURRAY, WILLIAM MICHAEL (CONTRIBUTOR); SIMON
Title: Poseidon and the sea: myth, cult, and daily life / curated and edited by Seth D. Pevnick; contributions by Robert I. Curtis, Nancy T. de Grummond, Angeliki Kokkinou, Jeffrey Maish, William M. Murray, Seth D. Pevnick, and Erika Simon
Description: Tampa London: Tampa Museum of Art ; in association with D. Giles Limited 2014. 1st edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. Physical description; 199 pages: illustrations (chiefly color). color map. plans; 29 cm. Notes; Published to accompany the exhibition of the same name held February 8-May 11. 2014 at Joslyn Art Museum. Omaha. Nebraska and June 14-November 30. 2014 at the Tampa Museum of Art. Tampa. Florida. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Poseidon and the sea: myth. cult. and daily life / Seth D. Pevnick -- Poseidon in ancient Greek religion. myth. and art / Erika Simon -- Of horses. earthquakes. and the sea: Poseidon and his worshippers in ancient Greece / Angeliki Kokkinou -- Nethuns and Neptune: water gods of ancient Italy / Nancy T. de Grummond -- Ancient Greek and Roman seafaring / William M. Murray -- From fish to fish sauce: seafood in the ancient Roman world / Robert I. Curtis -- Case study: a colossal trident in the Getty Museum / Jeffrey Maish -- Exhibition checklist. Myth and iconography; Cult; Daily life by the sea; Coins. Summary; This volume is a fascinating exploration of the myths and iconography of the Greek god Poseidon and the cult objects offered to him in his numerous manifestations across the Mediterranean world. Using over 50 objects from Tampa Museum of Art's internationally significant collections of ancient Greek. Roman and Etruscan antiquities. together with over 50 pieces from other collections. including The Getty Museum. this volume builds on Tampa's own near-life-size statue of Poseidon. dating from the 1st century AD. to explore the sea and the art it inspired in antiquity. Six essays by leading specialists examine the cult of Poseidon and the myths surrounding him. as well as the significance of the sea and seafaring in daily life. The volume also features a technical study of the Getty's colossal bronze trident. dating from the 4th century BC. maps of trading routes. a check-list of 120 objects with entries. a chronology and a glossary. Subjects; Poseidon (Greek deity) - Exhibitions. Poseidon (Greek deity) - Art - Exhibitions. Art. Greek - Exhibitions. Art. Italian - Exhibitions. Poseidon (Greek deity) - Art. Neptune (Roman deity) - Exhibitions. Seafaring life - History - Exhibitions. Ships. ancient - Exhibitions. Greece - Antiquities - Exhibitions. Italy - Antiquities - Exhibitions. History of art: BCE to c 500 CE. ancient & classical world; Sculpture; Religious subjects depicted in art. Ancient Greece. HISTORY / Ancient / Greece. ART / History / Ancient & Classical. ART / Collections. Catalogs. Exhibitions / General. ART / Subjects & Themes / Religious.Weight in Kg appr.:

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