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On the Fascination of Objects John Boardman

On the Fascination of Objects By John Boardman

On the Fascination of Objects by John Boardman

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First major publication on exceptional collection of Greek and Etruscan art objects

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On the Fascination of Objects by John Boardman

The Shefton Collection in Newcastle upon Tyne contains a fine array of Greek and Etruscan objects and takes its name from its founder Professor Brian Shefton (1919 - 2012). In spite of the importance of this collection it has not been widely published and remains something of a hidden gem. Brian Shefton was an insightful collector, as well as a distinguished scholar of Greek and Etruscan archaeology, and the 14 papers presented here reflect the broad scope of the collection; ranging across pottery, jewellery, terracottas and metalwork. The contributions, written by leading experts in the field, focus on specific objects or groups of objects in the Collection, providing new interpretations and bringing previously unpublished items to light. The history of the Shefton Collection is explored. Together these contributions provide a tribute to a remarkable individual who made a substantial and notable contribution to his discipline.

On the Fascination of Objects Reviews

This book is not a catalogue of the collection, but something far more valuable, a book that shows how variously the mute objects in a museum can be made to talk and the wide range of past experience which they can be made to talkabout. Although no substitute for a visit to the Great North Museum in Newcastle, this recreates, rather wonderfully, the lost pleasures of conversing with, or perhaps rather being talked at by, the ever-eager and eye-twinkling Brian Shefton himself. * Journal of Greek Archaeology *
...an academically rigorous and beautifully presented volume... The production quality of this volume is excellent, with a pleasant and effective layout and ample photographic illustrations (more colour than b/w) and drawings. * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *
[A] fascinating work from a distinguished set of contributors [...] A fitting monument to the man and his legacy. * Ancient West & East *

About John Boardman

Sir John Boardman is one of the foremost experts on ancient Greek art. Having served as Assistant Director of the British School at Athens between 1952 and 1955, he was Assistant Keeper at the Ashmolean Museum and later Lincoln Professor of Classical Archaeology and Art at the University of Oxford between 1978 and his retirement in 1994. His many publications include the volumes on Greek Sculpture and Athenian Black and Red Figure vases for Thames and Hudson's World of Art series. He continues his research at the Beazley Archive, concentrating on the history of gem collections. Andrew Parkin is Keeper of Archaeology for the Great North Museum with a background is in both archaeology and education. His research interests include the archaeology of Ancient Greek religion, in particular Greek temple architecture and the questions of its origins and potential significance, votive deposition in Greek sanctuaries and elsewhere in the Greco-Roman world and the Classical tradition in the 18th and 19th centuries. Sally Waite is a teaching fellow in Classics at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne with particular research interests in Greek and Etruscan art. She leads a number of projects researching and cataloguing Greek and Etruscan objects held in museum collections in the north of England.

Table of Contents

Contents Contributors Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Foreword John Prag 1. Introduction Tony Spawforth and Andrew Parkin 2. Little Boxes, Little Boxes Elizabeth Moignard 3. Evocative Objects. The Attic Black-Glazed Plemochoai (Exaleiptra) between Archaeology and Vase Painting Diana Rodriguez Perez 4. An Attic Red-Figure Kalathos in the Shefton Collection Sally Waite 5. Farewells by the Achilles Painter Susan B. Matheson 6. Note on an Askos in Newcastle Francois Lissarrague 7. Some Early Attic Red-Figure Stemless Cups Brian A. Sparkes 8. The Nostell Priory Bolsal David W. J. Gill 9. Two Coral-Red Bowls in the Shefton Collection Athena Tsingarida 10. The Shefton Dolphin Rider Judith M. Barringer 11. Lydian Gold to Newcastle Dyfri Williams 12. Three Etruscan Mirrors in the Shefton Collection Andrew Parkin 13. Brian Benjamin Shefton and the Etruscan Bronze Funnels Alessandro Naso 14. The Newcastle Gems John Boardman

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CIN1785700065G
9781785700064
1785700065
On the Fascination of Objects by John Boardman
John Boardman
Used - Good
Hardback
Oxbow Books
20151231
192
N/A
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