Pergamon and the Hellenistic kingdoms of the ancient world / 
edited by Carlos A. Pic�on and Se�an Hemingway. 
 - xxi, 346 pages :  color illustrations, color maps ;  29 cm 
<br/><br/> Catalog of the exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, April 18-July 17, 2016. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 318-337) and index. 
<br/><br/> Introduction /  Art in the age of Alexander /  Symbols of power : Kings, hetairoi, and common people in the kingdom of Macedonia /  The German excavations at Pergamon : A chronology /  Pergamon and the Attalids /  Commemorations of victory : Attalid monuments to the defeat of the Galatians /  The Pergamon altar : Architecture, sculpture, and meaning /  Earthy arts : Vases, terracottas, and small bronzes /  Trends in Hellenistic sculpture /  Hellenistic royal portraiture on coins /  Royal patronage and the luxury arts /  Seafaring, shipwrecks, and the art market in the Hellenistic age /  Greek art on Rome : A new center in the first century B.C. /  Carlos A. Pic�on --  Ariel Herrmann --  Polyxeni Adam-Veleni --  Ursula K�astner --  Volker K�astner --  Massimiliano Papini --  Andreas Scholl --  Joan R. Mertens --  Kiki Karoglou --  George Kakavas --  Christopher S. Lightfoot --  Se�an Hemingway --  Paul Zanker --  Catalogue. 
<br/><br/> The Hellenistic Age spanned the three momentous centuries from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C. to the crowning of Emperor Augustus and the establishment of the Roman Empire. This illustrated volume examines the rich diversity of art forms -- including sculpture in marble, bronze, and terracotta; gold jewelry; engraved gems; and coins -- throughout the Hellenistic kingdoms of ancient Greece, and especially in the great city of Pergamon (in present-day Turkey). Featuring more than 250 objects from major museums around the world, including the renowned collection from the Pergamon Museum in Berlin, and essays by an international team of specialists, this book describes the historical context in which these works of art were created, and provides a new understanding of this period of artistic accomplishment. 
<br/><br/><br/>Includes translations from French, German, Greek and Italian. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781588395870 1588395871 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label> Yale Univ Pr, C/O Triliteral Llc 100 Maple Ridge Dr, Cumberland, RI, USA, 02864-1769, (401)6584226  SAN 631-8126 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBB671301  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Art, Hellenistic--Turkey--Pergamum (Extinct city)--Exhibitions.<br/>Excavations (Archaeology)--Turkey--Pergamum (Extinct city)--Exhibitions.<br/>Art, Hellenistic--Turkey--Pergamum (Extinct city)--Exhibitions.<br/>Art, Hellenistic--Exhibitions.<br/>Excavations (Archaeology)--Turkey--Pergamum (Extinct city)--Exhibitions.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DS 156 .P4  / P47 2016