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Ancient Bronzes through a Modern Lens: Introductory Essays on the Study of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Bronzes
Ebbinghaus, S., ed. 2014. Ancient Bronzes through a Modern Lens: Introductory Essays on the Study of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Bronzes. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Art Museums. Publisher's Version Abstract

With contributions by Lisa M. Anderson, Francesca G. Bewer, Ruth Bielfeldt, Susanne Ebbinghaus, Katherine Eremin, Seán Hemingway, Henry Lie, Carol C. Mattusch, Josef Riederer, and Adrian Stähli.

This publication brings together prominent art historians, conservators, and scientists to discuss fresh approaches to the study of ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern works of bronze. Featuring significant bronzes from the Harvard Art Museums’ holdings as well as other museum collections, the volume’s eight essays present technical and formal analyses in a format that will be useful for both general readers and students of ancient art. The text provides an overview of ancient manufacturing processes as well as modern methods of scientific examination, and it focuses on objects as diverse as large-scale statuary and more utilitarian armor, vessels, and lamps. Filling a current gap in the art historical literature, this book offers a much-needed, accessible introduction to ancient bronzes.

Katz, Arnold-Biucchi, and van Schaik in front of the scaenae frons of the Greco-Roman theatre at Taormina

Strong Harvard Presence at International Numismatic Conference in Sicily

October 3, 2015

At the XV International Numismatic Congress in Taormina in September, Carmen Arnold-Biucchi, Damarete Curator of Ancient Coins at the Harvard Art Museums and President of the International Numismatic Council (2009–2015), was presented with the Jeton de Vermeil of the French Numismatic Society. She and two graduate students also delivered papers: Rebecca Katz, PhD candidate in Ancient History, identified the hidden meanings of a coin of the Roman Republic, under the title “Muttonis Mutunus: Q. Titius and the Case of the Obverse Head (RRC 341/1)”; Katherine van Schaik, joint MD...

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Coleman, Kathleen, and Rebecca Benefiel. 2013. “The graffiti.” Excavations at Zeugma Conducted by Oxford Archaeology, edited by William Aylward, 1: 178–191. Los Altos, CA: Packard Humanities Institute.
Martial: Liber Spectaculorum
Coleman, Kathleen M. 2006. Martial: Liber Spectaculorum. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Publisher's Version Abstract

This book is the first full-scale edition of the so-called Liber spectaculorum by Martial. A comprehensive introduction addresses the role of epigram in commemorating monuments and occasions, the connection between spectacle and imperial panegyric in Martial's oeuvre, characteristics of the collection, possible circumstances of composition and 'publication', transmission of the text, and related issues. Each epigram is followed by an apparatus criticus, an English translation, and a detailed commentary on linguistic, literary, and historical matters, adducing extensive evidence from epigraphy and art as well as literary sources. The book is accompanied by four concordances, five tables, two maps, 30 plates, and an appendix.