ARTHIST 204S - Greek Art and Society: Hellenistic

Institution:

Duke University

Subject:

Art History

Description:

Greek world expanded by Alexander's conquests into western Anatolia and north-western India. Material and visual culture of important sites and characteristic buildings, monuments, images. Particular attention paid to: recent discoveries at Vergina and Pella; royal capital of Attalid Pergamon; city-states of Athens and Priene; Egyptian and Greek interaction in Ptolemaic Alexandria and Egypt. Other important subjects include: the Hellenistic royal image on coins and in statues; colonial settlement, such as that at Ai Khanoum in north-east Afghanistan; changes in honorific and funerary representation. Course also looks at late Hellenistic Delos and mass export of Hellenistic material. Instructor consent required. Instructor: Dillion

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Seminar

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

WWW.DUKE.EDU

Phone Number:

(919) 684-8111

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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