The Art and Archaeology of Bodily Adornment: Studies from Central and East Asian Mortuary Contexts

ISBN-13: 9781138576933 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 204 str.

Sheri A. Lullo; Leslie V. Wallace

Opis

The Art and Archaeology of Bodily Adornment examines the significance of adornment to the shaping of identity in mortuary contexts within Asia, and brings these perspectives into dialogue with current scholarship in other worldwide regions.

Spis treści

1 Dimensions of Personal Adornment  Part I: Gender and Social Status  2 Adornments at the Odake Shell Midden: Perceptions of Early Jōmon Hunter-Gatherer Gender and Identities  3 Some Features of "Xiongnu" Composite Belts  4 Adornments of Golden Silla  Part II: Transcultural Contexts  5 The Yayoi-Kofun Transition as seen from the Exchange Network of Beads in the Japanese Archipelago  6 Why Wear Dolphins? Greek Imagery among the Pastoralists along the Ancient Oxus  7 The Power and Authority of Exotic Accessories: Ornamentation of Human and Equine haniwa at Tsukamawari Tomb 4, Gunma, Japan  Part III: Assemblage  8 Jade Age Adornment of the Liangzhu Elite  9 Does a Feather in Your Hat a Barbarian Make? Headgear and Hairstyles in Han Dynasty Tomb Murals in the Ordos  10 Dressing the Dead in Jin China