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Creativity in Middle and Late Bronze Age bird-shaped and bird-ornamented ceramic objects in the Carpathian Basin and the Lower Danube region

Maričević, D. and Sofaer, J. (2018) Creativity in Middle and Late Bronze Age bird-shaped and bird-ornamented ceramic objects in the Carpathian Basin and the Lower Danube region. In: Jørgensen, L. B., Sofaer, J. and Sørensen, M. L. S. (eds.) Creativity in the Bronze Age. Understanding Innovation in Pottery, Textile, and Metalwork Production. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 177-189. ISBN 9781108421362

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To link to this item DOI: 10.1017/9781108344357.023

Abstract/Summary

Bird imagery is one of the most striking themes explored by Bronze Age potters in many parts of Europe, not least along the middle and the lower reaches of the Danube in the Carpathian Basin and Central Balkans. While the ideas and the symbolism at the root of this widespread manifestation were broadly shared and had their origin in the Bronze Age belief system, the way in which bird imagery was expressed in clay was highly variable. These variations offer an opportunity to explore the creative processes behind bird-shaped and bird-ornamented objects.

Item Type:Book or Report Section
Refereed:No
Divisions:Science > School of Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Science > Department of Archaeology
ID Code:76149
Publisher:Cambridge University Press

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