Hellenistic and Roman bronze statuettes in the Ashmolean Museum

• Main Author: West, Nicholas J
• Format: Dissertation
• Language: English
• Published: University of Oxford 2016
• Subjects: Ashmolean Museum; Bronzes, Ancient; Classical antiquities; Ethnological museums and collections; Greek and Roman statuettes; Reception of Antiquity

This thesis is an aetiological investigation of the Hellenistic and Roman figural bronze statuettes in the round that form part of the Ashmolean Museum's antiquities collection. The collection serves as a lens through which to study aspects of ancient and modern receptions of Classical sculptur...