Zeugma V. Objects.
| N° d'inventaire | 17610 |
| Format | 21 x 29.7 |
| Détails | 439 p., illustrations, paperback. |
| Publication | Lyon, 2013 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | |
Works of the Maison de l'Orient, 64; Series "Archaeological Research. This work constitutes the monographic publication of the objects from the Franco-Turkish excavations of Zeugma, that is to say all the movable finds excluding the terracotta tableware, coins and seal impressions, studied elsewhere. It brings together 1,669 objects of all sizes, materials and dates, ranging from tiny beads to a chariot forecarriage... This work therefore covers all areas of daily life at Zeugma, and reveals aspects that are otherwise little known or difficult to document. Because objects speak. Analyzed in their context – that of a Roman frontier town, and sometimes that of the houses where they were used –, identified, interpreted, and placed within a larger cultural context, they put us in direct contact with the inhabitants of Zeugma, immersing us in particular in the last hours of the town when, in 253 AD, the inhabitants had to flee before the Sassanid troops of Shapur I. The town was pillaged, and although it subsequently recovered part of its population, it did not regain the place it once occupied in the administration of Roman Syria. The adornment, clothing, and toilet of the inhabitants are evoked here, in turn, from abundant and often exceptional series, the adornment, clothing, and toilet of the inhabitants; the domestic equipment of the house and its fittings, particularly the furniture; the various activities, ranging from cooking to children's games, without forgetting the spectacular discoveries of Roman weaponry, abandoned by the guards who ensured the security of an important figure in the town. In their diversity, the objects from Zeugma open a window onto the private lives of the inhabitants, Roman and Oriental, of an ancient city on the banks of the Euphrates at the beginning of our era. SUMMARY Preface Zeugma, excavations and contexts *An ancient city in the Orient *Franco-Turkish excavations *Habitat, destruction and reoccupation *The military question Materials and techniques *Organic materials *Mineral materials *Glass *Metals *Cleaning for the study of the metal furniture of Zeugma: a compromise to restoration *Metallography: objectives and methods Catalogue of objects *Introduction to the catalogue Presentation of the catalogue entries and the numbering of objects during the excavations *Personal objects Adornment and clothing Toiletries Adornment or toiletries *Living environment Real estate Nailwork Door frames and locksmithing Decor and furnishings Ornament Kitchen utensils, tableware, containers *Activity Games, measuring and counting Medicine Music Writing Textiles Woodworking Leather or metalworking Metalworking Wood, stone or metalworking Boneworking Agriculture-gardening Fishing Various tools Transport Militaria Religion, magic Miscellaneous Undetermined
Works of the Maison de l'Orient, 64; Series "Archaeological Research. This work constitutes the monographic publication of the objects from the Franco-Turkish excavations of Zeugma, that is to say all the movable finds excluding the terracotta tableware, coins and seal impressions, studied elsewhere. It brings together 1,669 objects of all sizes, materials and dates, ranging from tiny beads to a chariot forecarriage... This work therefore covers all areas of daily life at Zeugma, and reveals aspects that are otherwise little known or difficult to document. Because objects speak. Analyzed in their context – that of a Roman frontier town, and sometimes that of the houses where they were used –, identified, interpreted, and placed within a larger cultural context, they put us in direct contact with the inhabitants of Zeugma, immersing us in particular in the last hours of the town when, in 253 AD, the inhabitants had to flee before the Sassanid troops of Shapur I. The town was pillaged, and although it subsequently recovered part of its population, it did not regain the place it once occupied in the administration of Roman Syria. The adornment, clothing, and toilet of the inhabitants are evoked here, in turn, from abundant and often exceptional series, the adornment, clothing, and toilet of the inhabitants; the domestic equipment of the house and its fittings, particularly the furniture; the various activities, ranging from cooking to children's games, without forgetting the spectacular discoveries of Roman weaponry, abandoned by the guards who ensured the security of an important figure in the town. In their diversity, the objects from Zeugma open a window onto the private lives of the inhabitants, Roman and Oriental, of an ancient city on the banks of the Euphrates at the beginning of our era. SUMMARY Preface Zeugma, excavations and contexts *An ancient city in the Orient *Franco-Turkish excavations *Habitat, destruction and reoccupation *The military question Materials and techniques *Organic materials *Mineral materials *Glass *Metals *Cleaning for the study of the metal furniture of Zeugma: a compromise to restoration *Metallography: objectives and methods Catalogue of objects *Introduction to the catalogue Presentation of the catalogue entries and the numbering of objects during the excavations *Personal objects Adornment and clothing Toiletries Adornment or toiletries *Living environment Real estate Nailwork Door frames and locksmithing Decor and furnishings Ornament Kitchen utensils, tableware, containers *Activity Games, measuring and counting Medicine Music Writing Textiles Woodworking Leather or metalworking Metalworking Wood, stone or metalworking Boneworking Agriculture-gardening Fishing Various tools Transport Militaria Religion, magic Miscellaneous Undetermined