TY - BOOK AU - Pic�on,Carlos A. AU - Hemingway,Se�an ED - Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) TI - Pergamon and the Hellenistic kingdoms of the ancient world SN - 9781588395870 AV - DS 156 .P4 P47 2016 PY - 2016/// CY - New York PB - Metropolitan Museum of Art KW - Art, Hellenistic KW - Turkey KW - Pergamum (Extinct city) KW - Exhibitions KW - Excavations (Archaeology) N1 - Catalog of the exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, April 18-July 17, 2016; Includes bibliographical references (pages 318-337) and index; Introduction; Carlos A. Pic�on --; Art in the age of Alexander; Ariel Herrmann --; Symbols of power : Kings, hetairoi, and common people in the kingdom of Macedonia; Polyxeni Adam-Veleni --; The German excavations at Pergamon : A chronology; Ursula K�astner --; Pergamon and the Attalids; Volker K�astner --; Commemorations of victory : Attalid monuments to the defeat of the Galatians; Massimiliano Papini --; The Pergamon altar : Architecture, sculpture, and meaning; Andreas Scholl --; Earthy arts : Vases, terracottas, and small bronzes; Joan R. Mertens --; Trends in Hellenistic sculpture; Kiki Karoglou --; Hellenistic royal portraiture on coins; George Kakavas --; Royal patronage and the luxury arts; Christopher S. Lightfoot --; Seafaring, shipwrecks, and the art market in the Hellenistic age; Se�an Hemingway --; Greek art on Rome : A new center in the first century B.C.; Paul Zanker --; Catalogue N2 - 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 ER -