Ancestor Masks and Aristocratic Power in Roman Culture
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Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0199240248
ISBN-13
9780199240241
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Imprint
Oxford University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 28th, 1999
Print length
434 Pages
Weight
544 grams
Dimensions
21.60 x 14.00 x 2.30 cms
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Harriet Flower explains the reasons behind the use of wax masks in the commemoration of politically prominent family members by the elite society of Rome. She traces the evolution of ancestor masks, and puts them into their legal, social, political and symbolic context.
In the first comprehensive study of Roman ancestor masks in English, Harriet Flower explains the reasons behind the use of wax masks in the commemoration of politically prominent family members by the élite society of Rome. Flower traces the functional evolution of ancestor masks, from their first attested appearance in the third century BC to their last mention in the sixth century AD, through the examination of literary sources in both prose and verse, legal texts, epigraphy, archaeology, numismatics, and art. It is by putting these masks, which were worn by actors at the funerals of the deceased, into their legal, social, and political context that Flower is able to elucidate their central position in the media of the time and their special meaning as symbols of power and prestige.
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