Book contents
- Etruria and Anatolia
- Mediterranean Studies in Antiquity
- Etruria and Anatolia
- Copyright page
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Maps and Figures
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Notes on Abbreviations and Spelling
- Introduction
- Part I Broadening Perspectives
- Part II Interpretive Frameworks
- Part III Technology and Mobility
- Part IV Shared Practices
- Part V Shared and Distinct Iconographies
- 12 Wall Paintings from Gordion in Their Anatolian Context
- 13 Chasing the Dog in Etruria and Anatolia
- 14 Reconsidering Ionian and Other Eastern Influences on Etruscan Black-Figure Vase-Painting
- Part VI Shared Forms, Distinct Functions
- Index
- References
13 - Chasing the Dog in Etruria and Anatolia
Connections, Context, and Meaning
from Part V - Shared and Distinct Iconographies
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 March 2023
Book contents
- Etruria and Anatolia
- Mediterranean Studies in Antiquity
- Etruria and Anatolia
- Copyright page
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Maps and Figures
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Notes on Abbreviations and Spelling
- Introduction
- Part I Broadening Perspectives
- Part II Interpretive Frameworks
- Part III Technology and Mobility
- Part IV Shared Practices
- Part V Shared and Distinct Iconographies
- 12 Wall Paintings from Gordion in Their Anatolian Context
- 13 Chasing the Dog in Etruria and Anatolia
- 14 Reconsidering Ionian and Other Eastern Influences on Etruscan Black-Figure Vase-Painting
- Part VI Shared Forms, Distinct Functions
- Index
- References
Summary
Close examination of Etruscan and Anatolian depictions of dogs from the sixth century BCE reveals curious connections and a common artistic language. In fact, the context, medium, and style of dogs are so strikingly similar that these depictions merit review not just for their shared artistic styles but also customs and values. Dogs at banquets, chariot races, and hunting scenes speak to analogous aristocratic practices in two distinctly different regions. The premise for this study is not necessarily to discover who did what first, because our evidence from the ancient world is so fragmentary, but to explore how these two regions, separated by quite a distance, practiced artistic exchange. One exceptional example of a very unique dog-lead shows that technology was also shared vis-à-vis dogs. Since poetry and monuments have dominated the discourse in ancient Mediterranean studies for centuries, such topics as comparing detailed depictions of dogs can further enhance our understanding of exchange in the ancient Mediterranean.
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- Etruria and AnatoliaMaterial Connections and Artistic Exchange, pp. 234 - 249Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023
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