An Alternative Timeline for the Colossus of Rhodes
Legend says that the Colossus of Rhodes fell to ruins not long after its construction. Ancient texts and geological evidence suggest a more complex history.
Ceremonial Standards in the Visual Culture of Early Mesopotamia
August 2023 | Vol. 11.8 By Renate van Dijk-Coombes Ceremonial standards feature prominently in the iconography of ancient Mesopotamia. Today when we think of standards, we usually
The Maritime Transport of Sculptures in the Ancient Mediterranean
May 2023 | Vol. 11.5 By Katherina Velentza From the 16th century onwards, hundreds of Greek and Roman sculptures have been discovered in the Mediterranean Sea, both from shipwrecks
The Başbük Rock Wall Panel: Serving Empire, Honoring Syro-Anatolian Gods
april 2023 | Vol. 11.4 By Mehmet Önal , Celal Uludağ, Yusuf Koyuncu and Selim Ferruh Adalı Authors’ note: A catastrophic earthquake, the epicentre of which was Türkiye’s so
The Symbolic Representation of the Cosmos in the Hittite Rock Sanctuary of Yazılıkaya
The Hittite sanctuary at Yazılıkaya functioned as a calendar. But the carefully carved galleries of gods and goddesses depicted much more, a representation of the cosmos moving t
Mesopotamian Sculpture in Color
Like other ancient sculpture, Mesopotamian statues were painted. Small traces can now be analyzed with scientific techniques and help explain Mesopotamian concepts such as “posit
Are Monuments History? (Neo-) Hittite Meditations on Two Memes
Many societies express power by building monuments to commemorate people or events. Tearing down monuments are also expressions of power, but of a different sort.
How Greek is Limestone Sculpture on Cyprus?
Iron Age sculpture from Cyprus is sometimes regarded as ‘debased Greek.’ But what does a closer look at sculpture from an island at the crossroads of empire tell us?