39642
Accession Number
8354
Author
Shenker, Israel
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