International Archaeological Reports since 1974

Browse our books

BAR Publishing

Tel. +44 (0)1865 310431
info@barpublishing.com

Art / Sculpture / Gems / Seals

Sort by BAR descending
24 Per Page
The Minoan Double Axe
An experimental study of production and use
£43.00
Author:
Maria Lowe Fri
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407308814
Paperback:
154pp. Illustrated throughout, some in colour, catalogue
BAR number:
S2304
Sub Title:
An experimental study of production and use
Since the double axe is such an important and symbolically charged object, emblematic for Minoan Crete, it has been discussed from... More
+ −
Portuguese Faience in England and Ireland
£53.00
Author:
Tânia Manuel Casimiro
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407308784
Paperback:
213pp. Illustrated throughout, some in colour
BAR number:
S2301
The object of this research is to register, analyse, understand and interpret the presence of Portuguese faience in the British Isles are... More
+ −
La fatica del bello
Tecniche decorative dell’acciaio e del ferro su armi e armature in Europa tra Basso Medioevo ed Età Moderna
£41.00
Author:
Giorgio Dondi
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
Italian
ISBN:
9781407308593
Paperback:
169pp, Illustrated throughout
Sub-series name:
Notebooks on Military Archaeology and Architecture, 5
BAR number:
S2282
Sub Title:
Tecniche decorative dell’acciaio e del ferro su armi e armature in Europa tra Basso Medioevo ed Età Moderna
A study of European decorative ironwork techniques as applied to arms and armour from Late Medieval to modern times. More
+ −
Egyptian Watercraft Models from the Predynastic to Third Intermediate Periods
£125.00
Author:
Ann Merriman
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407308340
Paperback:
505pp. Illustrated throughout, catalogue
BAR number:
S2263
The primary goal of this study is the reclassification of Egyptian watercraft models from the standard 1898 George Reisner Typology. The... More
+ −
Ethnicity in Mediterranean Protohistory
£129.00
Author:
Wim M. J. van Binsbergen and Fred C. Woudhuizen
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407308234
Paperback:
521pp. Illustrated throughout in black and white
BAR number:
S2256
This book on ethnicity in Mediterranean protohistory may well be regarded as the main and final result of the project on the ethnicity of... More
+ −
La escuela de pintura de Sición y su fortuna crítica
£54.00
Author:
Jorge Tomás García
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
Spanish
ISBN:
9781407308197
Paperback:
193pp. Illustrated throughout in black and white
BAR number:
S2252
The painters of Sicyon were rulers of a τέχνη in their artistic creation that allowed them to combine their natural talent for painting... More
+ −
Marine Craft in Ancient Mosaics of the Levant
£29.00
Author:
Eva Grossmann
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407308166
Paperback:
91pp. Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white
BAR number:
S2249
This book presents an outline history of ancient sites associated with floor mosaics depicting marine vessels in the widely defined... More
+ −
In Memoriam: Fr Michele Piccirillo, ofm (1944-2008)
Celebrating his life and work
£83.00
Editors:
Claudine Dauphin and Basema Hamarneh
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English & French with abst. in English, French, Italian, Arabic
ISBN:
9781407308159
Paperback:
331pp. Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white
BAR number:
S2248
Sub Title:
Celebrating his life and work
+ −
Tying Headbands or Venus Appearing: New Translations of k'al, the Dresden Codex Venus Pages and Classic Period Royal 'Binding' Rituals
£26.00
Author:
Gerardo Aldana y Villalobos
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407308036
Paperback:
87pp. Illustrated throughout in black and white
BAR number:
S2239
Epigraphers of the Mayan hieroglyphic writing system have demonstrated that a single verb root lies behind a substantial array of royal... More
+ −
From Pella to Gandhara
Hybridisation and Identity in the Art and Architecture of the Hellenistic East
£53.00
Editors:
Anna Kouremenos, Sujatha Chandrasekaran and Roberto Rossi with a foreword by Sir John Boardman
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407307794
Paperback:
213pp. Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white
BAR number:
S2221
Sub Title:
Hybridisation and Identity in the Art and Architecture of the Hellenistic East
Alexander the Great's campaigns in the East brought the Greek and Eastern worlds in closer contact than was possible in previous... More
+ −
The Heart of Wisdom: Studies on the Heart Amulet in Ancient Egypt
£40.00
Author:
Rogério Sousa
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407307695
Paperback:
146pp. Includes 111 figures
BAR number:
S2211
The heart amulet is one of the most often depicted images in Egyptian art. Due to the scarcity of archaeological information available... More
+ −
Archaeology, Art and Ethnography of Bronzes of Nepal
£53.00
Author:
Mala Malla
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407307664
Paperback:
209pp, Illustrated throughout with 247 figures and 4 colour plates
Sub-series name:
South Asian Archaeological Series, 13
BAR number:
S2208
Bronze art of Nepal bears its distinctive stamp on the cultural history of the country. Meager and sporadic research on the subject... More
+ −
Ship Iconography in Mosaics
An aid to understanding ancient ships and their construction
£59.00
Author:
Zaraza Friedman
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407307589
Paperback:
235pp. Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white
BAR number:
S2202
Sub Title:
An aid to understanding ancient ships and their construction
Mosaic surfaces (floor and/or wall) comprise one of the most accomplished art forms to develop in the Mediterranean region in antiquity.... More
+ −
The Archaeology of the Hellenistic Far East: A Survey
£22.00
Author:
Rachel Mairs
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407307527
Paperback:
75pp. Includes 3 figures
BAR number:
S2196
This book is intended as an introduction to the archaeology of the easternmost regions of Greek settlement in the Hellenistic period,... More
+ −
The Representation of Monkeys in the Art and Thought of Mediterranean Cultures
A new perspective on ancient primates
£29.00
Author:
Cybelle Greenlaw
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407307473
Paperback:
101pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
S2192
Sub Title:
A new perspective on ancient primates
Inspired in part by the famous blue monkeys of Thera, in this original work, the author provides a survey of the diverse cultural... More
+ −
The Relief Plaques of Eastern Eurasia and China
The ‘Ordos Bronzes’, Peter the Great’s Treasure, and their kin
£47.00
Author:
John Boardman
Publication Year:
2010
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407306872
Paperback:
250pp. Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white
BAR number:
S2146
Sub Title:
The ‘Ordos Bronzes’, Peter the Great’s Treasure, and their kin
'The 'Ordos bronzes' are well known to collectors and many museums, named for the many finds in and around the Ordos plateau in north... More
+ −
Anthropomorphic and Zoomorphic Miniature Figures in Eurasia, Africa and Meso-America
Morphology, materiality, technology, function and context
£41.00
Editors:
Dragos Gheorghiu and Ann Cyphers
Publication Year:
2010
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407306797
Paperback:
164pp. Illustrated throughout with maps, plans, figures, drawings and photographs
BAR number:
S2138
Sub Title:
Morphology, materiality, technology, function and context
The present volume is mainly the result of two symposia held at the European Archaeological Association meetings in Krakow (2006) and... More
+ −
Die Funktion und Bedeutung der Reiter-und Pferdeführerdarstellungen auf attischen Grab- und Weihreliefs des 5. und 4. Jhs. v. Chr.
£46.00
Author:
Angelos Tillios
Publication Year:
2010
Language:
German
ISBN:
9781407306780
Paperback:
183pp. Illustrated throughout with maps, plans, figures, drawings and photographs. With catalogue
BAR number:
S2137
The present study aims to define the function and meaning of images of horsemen and horse leaders on Attic grave and votive reliefs in... More
+ −
South Asian Archaeology 2007: Proceedings of the 19th Meeting of the European Association of South Asian Archaeology in Ravenna, Italy, July 2007
Volume II: Historic Periods
£94.00
Editors:
Pierfrancesco Callieri and Luca Colliva
Publication Year:
2010
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407306742
Paperback:
376pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
S2133
Sub Title:
Volume II: Historic Periods
Proceedings of the 19th Meeting of the European Association of South Asian Archaeology in Ravenna, Italy, July 2007. Volume II: Historic... More
+ −
The Gilund Project: Excavations in Regional Context
Proceedings of the 19th Meeting of the European Association of South Asian Archaeology in Ravenna, Italy, July 2007
£22.00
Editors:
Teresa P. Raczek and Vasant Shinde
Publication Year:
2010
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407306735
Paperback:
69pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
S2132
Sub Title:
Proceedings of the 19th Meeting of the European Association of South Asian Archaeology in Ravenna, Italy, July 2007
This book presents the proceedings of the 19th Meeting of the European Association of South Asian Archaeology that took place in Ravenna,... More
+ −
Sacred and Civic Stone Monuments of the Northwest Roman Provinces
£43.00
Author:
S. L. McGowen
Publication Year:
2010
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407306506
Paperback:
173pp. Illustrated throughout with maps, plans and figures. Catalogue
BAR number:
S2109
This study examines Roman sculpture across the provinces extending from the Rhine to the Pyrenees and Britain to understand better both... More
+ −
Aspects of the Cult of Cybele and Attis on the Monuments from the Republic of Croatia
£31.00
Author:
Aleksandra Nikoloska
Publication Year:
2010
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407305622
Paperback:
113pp. Illustrated throughout with maps, plans, drawings and photographs. With catalogue
BAR number:
S2086
The cult of Cybele and Attis is a spiritual phenomenon of wide chronological and geographical range. There is abundant documentation of... More
+ −
Pavimentos decorativos de Itálica (Santiponce, Sevilla)
Un estudio arqueológico
£60.00
Author:
Irene Mañas Romero
Publication Year:
2010
Language:
Spanish
ISBN:
9781407304809
Paperback:
246pp. Includes black and white illustrations
BAR number:
S2081
Sub Title:
Un estudio arqueológico
+ −
Archaic Greek Culture: History, Archaeology, Art and Museology
Proceedings of the International Round-Table Conference, June 2005, St-Petersburg, Russia
£40.00
Editors:
Sergey Solovyov
Publication Year:
2010
Language:
English with one paper in German
ISBN:
9781407305523
Paperback:
163pp. Illustrated throughout with figures, maps, plans, drawings and photographs in colour and black and white
BAR number:
S2061
Sub Title:
Proceedings of the International Round-Table Conference, June 2005, St-Petersburg, Russia
This book presents the proceedings of the international round-table conference held from 23-25 June 2005 at the State Hermitage Museum,... More
+ −
 Prev
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Next  7 - 16