39642
Accession Number
8354
Title Of Article Chaper
Treasures of the age of Alexander and Philip of Macedon go on U.S. Tour
Title Of Journal Book
Smithsonian
Volume
11
Issue
8
Pages
126-138
Collation
Illus.
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
Macedonian artifacts from the 4th century B.C. document a change in art technology. Under Philip, artisans from Ionia and southern Greece designed metal objects for utilitarian uses, adornment, and worship. Marble replaced wood, rough stone, and mud-brick in architectural use. Relief ware and metal -- gilded, incised, and embossed -- displaced vase painting as a major art form. Three-dimensional jewelry was made of colored stones or glass paste or a combination of two valuable metals. Exhibition items were recovered from graves in Macedonia, Thessaly, and Thrace. -- AATA
pub_id
39642