| Author | : Gwanghyun D. Choi |
| File Size | : 44,8 Mb |
| Publisher | : Unknown |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 01 April 2017 |
| ISBN | : 3727818042 |
| Pages | : 272 pages |
Decoding Canaanite Pottery Paintings from the Late Bronze Age and Iron Age I by Gwanghyun D. Choi Book PDF Summary
This book presents a systematic study of the decorative motifs and designs found on painted Canaanite pottery vessels excavated in Palestine and dating to the Late Bronze Age and Iron Age I. The study is based on an analysis of 3,225 painted vessels and sherds. One of its most important goals is to provide a taxonomy of the decorative motifs and designs found on the vessels.0Based on this classification system, statistical figures representing the frequency of occurrence of the decorative motifs and designs are produced. The degree of popularity and the temporal or spatial distribution of each of the motifs and designs are thus clarified. Based on the statistical analysis, tree iconography (representing particularly the date-palm, often called?tree of life?) was confirmed to be the most prominent and representative feature of the Canaanite pottery painting tradition. The motif most commonly found on handles and best known as?Union Jack? mark is demonstrated to be a schematized representation of the date-palm. Canaanite tree iconography was probably associated with a fertility cult, but there is no direct evidence associating it with the goddess Asherah.
