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Status in a Nutshell. A Praxeological/Phenomenological Approach to Seals as Power Accessories
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Berlin: De Gruyter
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- Title:
- Journal of Ancient Near Eastern History
- Publication:
-
Berlin: De Gruyter
- Note:
- Gesehen am 27.02.14
- Scope:
- Online-Ressource
- ISSN:
- 2328-9562
- ZDB-ID:
-
2759401-4
- Keywords:
- Zeitschrift
- Classification:
- Geschichte
- Collection:
- Geschichte
- Copyright:
- Rights reserved
- Accessibility:
- Eingeschränkter Zugang mit Nutzungsbeschränkungen
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- Title:
- Status in a Nutshell. A Praxeological/Phenomenological Approach to Seals as Power Accessories
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Berlin: De Gruyter, 2025
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- English
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- Abstract: In the course of their long history in Aegean societies, seals acquired a polyvalent significance that arose from their active ‘participation’ in different social spheres and manifested itself in a superb level of technique and virtuosity. This paper examines the role of Minoan and Mycenaean seals as status symbols, highlighting not their creation but rather the practices of wearing, displaying, using, and perceiving them. The discussion spans two main chronological periods: the Second Palace Period (mid-17th to mid-15th century BCE) and the Third Palace Period (14th-13th century BCE), during which seals served different functions as status mediators. In the earlier period, a notable tension in the social significance of seals is evident when comparing evidence from Crete and the Greek Mainland. While Minoan seals were used as sphragistic tools, Mycenaean seals were not. In the later period, the use of seals in Mainland Greece was driven by their role as administrative tools within the palatial sphere. This dynamic analysis sheds light on the evolving roles and transformations of seals, influenced by varying social environments and demonstrating the multiple ways these artifacts embodied and mediated power. Additionally, it shows how their symbolic potential could express individual or collective identities.
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- Online-Ressource
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- Open Access
- Archivierung/Langzeitarchivierung gewährleistet
- Keywords:
- seals ; sealing ; Minoan Crete ; Mycenaean Greece ; canon ; collective identity
- Classification:
- Geschichte
- Sonstiges
- Collection:
- Geschichte
- Sonstiges
- Copyright:
- CC BY
- Accessibility:
- Free Access
- Title:
- Status in a Nutshell. A Praxeological/Phenomenological Approach to Seals as Power Accessories
- Publication:
-
Berlin: De Gruyter, 2025
- Language:
- English
- Information:
- Abstract: In the course of their long history in Aegean societies, seals acquired a polyvalent significance that arose from their active ‘participation’ in different social spheres and manifested itself in a superb level of technique and virtuosity. This paper examines the role of Minoan and Mycenaean seals as status symbols, highlighting not their creation but rather the practices of wearing, displaying, using, and perceiving them. The discussion spans two main chronological periods: the Second Palace Period (mid-17th to mid-15th century BCE) and the Third Palace Period (14th-13th century BCE), during which seals served different functions as status mediators. In the earlier period, a notable tension in the social significance of seals is evident when comparing evidence from Crete and the Greek Mainland. While Minoan seals were used as sphragistic tools, Mycenaean seals were not. In the later period, the use of seals in Mainland Greece was driven by their role as administrative tools within the palatial sphere. This dynamic analysis sheds light on the evolving roles and transformations of seals, influenced by varying social environments and demonstrating the multiple ways these artifacts embodied and mediated power. Additionally, it shows how their symbolic potential could express individual or collective identities.
- Scope:
- Online-Ressource
- Note:
- Open Access
- Archivierung/Langzeitarchivierung gewährleistet
- Keywords:
- seals ; sealing ; Minoan Crete ; Mycenaean Greece ; canon ; collective identity
- Classification:
- Geschichte
- Sonstiges
- Collection:
- Geschichte
- Sonstiges
- Copyright:
- CC BY
- Accessibility:
- Free Access
