Cycladic Art

Arts & Photography

Fitton, J.Lesley

History & Criticism

Harvard University Press

The Discovery of the Greek Bronze Age

J. Lesley Fitton traces this exciting tale of scholarly discovery and weaves it into an engaging, in-depth portrait of Greek Bronze Age civilizations, from their dawning on the Cycladic Isles in the third millennium B.C. to their later flowering in Minoan Crete and then in the Mycenaean centers and finally to their mysterious disappearance in the twelfth century B.C. The result is an elegant assimilation of vast historical detail and a well-illustrated tour of the art and artifacts, the grand palaces and tombs, the mythical heroes and Trojan treasures that form at least one cradle of our own civilization. 
 Fitton begins with the early finds of travelers, advances in geology, and research into Homer's identity. She vividly recreates the heroic age of the first archaeological excavations, particularly Heinrich Schliemann's fascinating work at Troy and Mycenae, and Arthur Evans's pioneering excavation and restoration of the Palace of Minos on Crete. The persistent search for signs of writing among Bronze Age Greeks culminates in Fitton's description of the 1952 deciphering of the earliest script used to write Greek. And as her account extends into the present, it encompasses the important contributions of the archaeologists Alan Wace and Carl Blegen, the War's impact on research, and a concise summation of current scholarly trends.

History

Ancient Civilizations

Antique Collectors’ Club Ltd

This book assesses what we really know about the Minoans' life and times, defining the essential characteristics of a distinctive Cretan culture and setting this within its contemporary historical context which included not only Greece but the Eastern Mediterranean and Egypt. The author discusses the major themes of daily life such as social and economic organization, agriculture, architecture and religion, drawing upon the latest archaeological research including examples of Linear B and the evidence of recent excavations to paint a broad chronological picture of a fascinating and important culture. J. Lesley Fitton is an Assistant Keeper in the Department of Greek &amp; Roman Antiquities in the British Museum.

Minoans (Peoples of the Past)

British Museum Press

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CYCLADIC ART

Sculpture

BRITISH MUSEUM

Since its arrival at the British Museum in 1891 the Aigina Treasure a group of Greek Bronze Age gold jewellery and other objects that is believed to come from the island of Aigina has been shrouded in mystery and speculation. The many uncertainties about the Treasure include its place of origin; whether all the objects are from the same findspot; and whether it should be considered as a homogenous group. Through examination of stylistic elements and comparison with objects from other collections, the contributors to this volume variously argue for the Treasures possible Minoan, Mycenaean, Near Eastern and Egyptian connections. Major discoveries in the field have been made since Reynold Higginss 1979 publication on the Treasure, including the excavation of a warrior shaft grave in Aigina in 1981. The essays are complemented by a complete catalogue of the Treasure, which incorporates the results of an extensive technological examination and is accompanied by specially taken, beautiful colour photography. Table of Contents Preface; List of illustrations; Introduction (Dyfri Williams); The story of the Aigina Treasure (Dyfri Williams); The Aigina Treasure: Catalogue and Technical Report (Lesley Fitton, Nigel Meeks and Louise Joyner); Aigina-Kolonna in the Early and Middle Bronze Age (Florens Felten); Ornaments from the Warrior Grave and the Aigina Treasure (Stefan Hiller); The Aigina Treasure: the Mycenaean connection (Robert Laffineur); The Aigina Treasure: Near Eastern connections (Dominique Collon); The Aegean or the Near East: another look at the Master of the Animals Pendant (Joan Aruz); Three pendants: Tell el-Dab’a, Aigina and a new silver pendant from the Petrie Museum (Robert Schiestl); Egypt and the Aigina Treasure (Yvonne J. Markovitz and Peter Lacovara); Bibliography.

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