The purpose of this study is to scrutinize the development of Hilye-i Şerif calligraphic plate which is an innovative and unique genre that was first designed towards the end of 16th Century by the famous Ottoman calligrapher Hafiz Osman Efendi. In literature and hadith fields, …
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This study's research question raises the issue of the paradoxical nature of the Egyptian canon of representation which shows, simultaneously, a certain rigidity in the application of established stylistic and iconographic rules, especially in non-state commissioned art, and evi…
Taking a holistic approach to individual psalms as distinct and complete poems, this study explores the topic of divine protection in the Psalter. Specifically, three psalms are analyzed: Psalms 5, 91, and 140. The study is a contribution to a growing body of research that syste…
This thesis examines the image of Ardhanarisvara (Lord who is half woman) in three distinct areas of Indian culture, specifically Indian iconography, yoga theory, and Saiva devotional poetry. Using a feminist theoretical perspective, this thesis challenges the meanings ascribed …
The current study presents the first comprehensive treatment of the image of Babylon as presented in medieval Muscovite manuscript stories, illuminations, icons, frescoes, and church rituals. The theme of Babylon is based primarily on chapter 3 of the Book of Daniel, in which th…
This study investigates The Cloisters panel painting Scenes from the Life of St. Augustine assigned to the anonymous painter The Master of St. Augustine by Max Friedländer in 1937. Chapter one outlines the current state of research available on the panel. Chapter two reviews the…
This thesis describes the social practice of music as it is represented in images from the late Neo-Assyrian period (883–648 BC), and then considers how images of music may contribute new understanding to the study of ancient art. Musical instruments of the period include chordo…
Aphrodisias in Caria was famous in antiquity as the center of an important local cult of Aphrodite. Although she was worshipped at the sanctuary by the seventh or sixth century B.C., little solid evidence concerning the Aphrodite of Aphrodisias can be securely dated prior to the…
The post-Homeric literary sources of the Greek period mention [special characters omitted] inhabitants of a distant land, whose physical appearance differs from the Mediterranean somatic norm, but approximates that of peoples referred to in modern times as Black Africans. In the…
Stamp Seals of the Ancient Yemen introduces a corpus of material which dates from the third millennium B.C. to the first millennium A.D. The seals were collected by travelers to the area at the end of the nineteenth century and beginning of the twentieth century. Recent archaeol…
This dissertation examines the iconography of the Circumcision of Christ and the Presentation of Christ in the Temple (and the associated scene, the Purification of the Virgin) from the medieval perspective of sacred history. In this view, Christ's and Mary's participation in th…
The antics of Helen of Sparta, famous both for her beauty and her adultery, have fascinated ancient and modern audiences alike. The subjects of her abduction from Sparta and recovery from Troy are explored in various ancient discourses. This study investigates the iconography of…
How can we approach the surviving evidence on Paliochora in order for it to become a site of cultural consciousness in a wider medieval context? Its architectural and iconographic identity is hidden in its thirty-four Late and Post Byzantine churches. This thesis constitutes the…
The thesis examines c. 280 forms and motifs derived from a reconstruction of 93 gold stater types struck within 7 geographical regions across southeastern England, c. 80 BC - AD 45. The thesis highlights the emerging presence of an iconographic repertoire across southern Britain…
This dissertation is a hermeneutic reading of four novels by the Ivorian writer, Ahmadou Kourouma: Les Soleils des indépendances , Monnè, outrages et défis, En attendant le vote des bêtes sauvages, and Allah n'est pas obligé. The exegesis is based on the assumption that there is…
This dissertation presents an analysis of the Aphrodite and Apollo seal impressions from the Hellenistic administrative building at Tel Kedesh. A significant amount of this study is dedicated to the analysis of the Aphrodite and Apollo pose types, and comparisons to the archives…
This study seeks to assess the impact of architecture on identity and experience in pre- exilic Israel and argues that crucial to this assessment is an interdisciplinary treatment of the iconographic system of the Temple of Solomon. It begins with a look to theoretical approache…
As a symbol of Ahuramazda the winged disk represents a powerful marker of Achaemenid Persian identity from c. 520 BCE onwards, i.e., from almost the very beginning of Darius' reign down to at least 330 BCE. At the same time we have observed that many more examples of this imager…