The Multifaceted Possibilities of Small Objects: Notes of the Potential of Southern Levantine Signet Rings

Signet rings constitute a class of materials whose study lies at the intersection of ancient jewelry and glyptic. Traditional approaches to the study of this artifact class have focused almost exclusively on issues related to typology, iconographical apparatus, and art historical analyses, with litt...

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Main Author: Giulia Tucci
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Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2024-12-01
Series:Asia Anteriore Antica
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Online Access:https://riviste.fupress.net/index.php/asiana/article/view/2443
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description Signet rings constitute a class of materials whose study lies at the intersection of ancient jewelry and glyptic. Traditional approaches to the study of this artifact class have focused almost exclusively on issues related to typology, iconographical apparatus, and art historical analyses, with little consideration to the cultural and social interconnections. Signet rings may constitute a case study in their fundamental importance for a more complete picture of the trade networks, people and material movements and interconnections between peoples, cultures, and societies in the world of the Southern Levant within the context of the Eastern Mediterranean basin.
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spelling doaj-art-3c77776e6b8f43cc8991d12f35df71d32025-08-20T02:39:31ZengFirenze University PressAsia Anteriore Antica2611-89122024-12-01610.36253/asiana-2443The Multifaceted Possibilities of Small Objects: Notes of the Potential of Southern Levantine Signet RingsGiulia Tucci0Independent researcherSignet rings constitute a class of materials whose study lies at the intersection of ancient jewelry and glyptic. Traditional approaches to the study of this artifact class have focused almost exclusively on issues related to typology, iconographical apparatus, and art historical analyses, with little consideration to the cultural and social interconnections. Signet rings may constitute a case study in their fundamental importance for a more complete picture of the trade networks, people and material movements and interconnections between peoples, cultures, and societies in the world of the Southern Levant within the context of the Eastern Mediterranean basin. https://riviste.fupress.net/index.php/asiana/article/view/2443Signet ringsSouthern LevantJewelrysealspersonal ornamentstrade and interconnections
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The Multifaceted Possibilities of Small Objects: Notes of the Potential of Southern Levantine Signet Rings
Asia Anteriore Antica
Signet rings
Southern Levant
Jewelry
seals
personal ornaments
trade and interconnections
title The Multifaceted Possibilities of Small Objects: Notes of the Potential of Southern Levantine Signet Rings
title_full The Multifaceted Possibilities of Small Objects: Notes of the Potential of Southern Levantine Signet Rings
title_fullStr The Multifaceted Possibilities of Small Objects: Notes of the Potential of Southern Levantine Signet Rings
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title_short The Multifaceted Possibilities of Small Objects: Notes of the Potential of Southern Levantine Signet Rings
title_sort multifaceted possibilities of small objects notes of the potential of southern levantine signet rings
topic Signet rings
Southern Levant
Jewelry
seals
personal ornaments
trade and interconnections
url https://riviste.fupress.net/index.php/asiana/article/view/2443
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