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The Anatolian Cult of Sabazios
(2002)
In 1989 I published an article on examples of Attic vase painting which illustrate non-Greek divinities and cult rituals. Among the pieces I discussed was an Attic red figured krater from Spina, now in Ferrara, with a scene ...
Remedium amoris : a curse from Cumae in the British Museum
(2002)
One of the very first publications of lead curse tablets in modem times is that by Wilhelm Henzen, who presented, in 1846, along with a drawing of it made under the supervision of Theodor Mommsen himself, an example, of ...
The Missouri Murals : Studies for the State Capitol Decorations
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 1997)
"Mention the Missouri State Capitol and mural painting, and most people think of Thomas Hart Benton's famous work The Social History of Missouri, which he painted for the lounge of the House of Representatives from 1934 ...
The Judgement of Paris : An Excerpt on a Roman Relief Mirror
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 1992)
"Gilded bronze reliefs are characteristic of a group of Roman mirrors of otherwise simple design. Most of the mirrors are small, 9-12 cm in diameter; all have an unadorned, round, reflecting surface of polished high-tin ...
Cupids at the Circus : Missouri's Chariot Sarcophagus
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 1995)
"One of the more peculiar and intriguing phenomena in Roman archaeology is the abrupt and still generally unexplained switch from cremation to inhumation that seems to have occurred throughout the Empire during the second ...
A Pair of Cymbals and a Metalworker
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 1997)
Molded Bowls from Tel Anafa and Elsewhere
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 1992)
"Ten seasons of excavation at Tel Anafa in Upper Galilee, 1968-70, 1972-1973, 1978-1981 and 1986, have shown the site to be one of the richest late Hellenistic settlements yet revealed. Among the copious finds were great ...
"Ouch!" Inscribed Greek Sling Bullets in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 1999)
A Matter of Life and Death : "Reading" a Funerary Relief
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 2009)
"Funerary monuments from the eastern Roman Empire are both numerous and varied. The Museum of Art and Archaeology at the university of Missouri has a particularly interesting one -- a relief that commemorates a woman named ...
Obsidian Procurement at Pecica S ?an ?tul Mare, Romania
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 2009)
"Since its founding the Museum of Art and Archaeology has actively pursued archaeological field research projects and reported the results in Muse. Here we present the initial results of characterization studies on obsidian ...
Technique and Composition of the Tel Anafa Stucco
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 1999)
The Uncertain Authenticity of an "Etruscan" Bronze Statuette
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 2014)
"This article will outline the results of a thorough examination of the statuette, including a formal analysis and comparison with other ancient pieces as well as detailed technical investigations of the composition of the ...
A Gold Finger Ring and the Empress of Eudocia
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 1989)
A Bronze Base from Syria
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 1989)
A Double-Walled Bronze Bowl of the Persian Period
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 1991)