Animals, Gods and Men from East to West: Papers on archaeology and history in honour of Roberta Venco Ricciardi: Papers on archaeology and history in honour of Roberta Venco Ricciardi

The 21 articles collected in this commemorative volume centre on animals in relation to men and gods. Many articles deal with iconographical issues, but epigraphy, ceramics and animal bones are subject of research as well. Although topics range from East to West and from pre-historic to modern times, the focus is on Near Eastern Archaeology (16 articles), in particular with respect to the Hellenistic, Parthian and Sasanian periods. In this volume material from Nimrud, Nineveh, Ulug depe, Selinus, Termez, Veh Ardashir and Hatra is published for the first time. Cover Copyright TABLE OF CONTENTS ROBERTA VENCO RICCIARDI: A LIFE WITH THE PAST BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ROBERTA VENCO RICCIARDI SNAKES ON POTTERY A FLASK FROM THE TOMB OF MULISSU-MUKANNISHAT-NINUA IN NIMRUD A FLASK FROM THE TOMB OF MULISSU-MUKANNISHAT-NINUA IN NIMRUD HYBRID CREATURES (PART HUMAN, PART ANIMAL)IN ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA LA CIGOGNE, LA CHEVRE ET LES RENARDS TRANSFORMATION OF NEAR EASTERN ANIMAL MOTIFSIN MURGHABO-BACTRIAN BRONZE AGE ART THE BULL’S HEAD SYMBOL FROM THE TEL HAROR FRAGMENTTO THE LINEAR B WRITING TILE STAMPS DEPICTING A FROG ON THE ROOF TILES OF SELINUS (SICILY) A FEMALE FIGURE WITH SWAN IN THE CAMILLO LEONE MUSEUM IN VERCELLI HERACLES, L'ANGUIPEDE ET LE GEANTLE MEDAILLON (EMBLEMA) DE TERMEZ : UN NOUVEL EPISODE DEGIGANTOMACHIE WEASELS AND CALVESANIMALS AND ONOMASTICS FROM QARYATAIN TO THE EUPHRATES RAMS, STAGS AND CROSSES FROM SASANIAN IRAQ:ELEMENTS OF A SHARED VISUAL VOCABULARY FROM LATE ANTIQUITY DEVILISH APPARITIONS IN MESOPOTAMIAN INCANTATION BOWLSPRELIMINARY REMARKS ABOUT DEMONS IN THE GUISE OF ANIMALS TERRACOTTA ANIMAL FIGURINES FROM VEH ARDASHIR (COCHE)IN THE COLLECTION OF THE MUSEO CIVICO D’ARTE ANTICAE PALAZZO MADAMA (TORINO) ANIMAL REMAINS AT HATRA, CITY OF THE SUNFIRST ARCHAEOZOOLOGICAL EVIDENCE FOR THE PARTHIAN PERIOD A GODDESS WITH DOGS FROM HATRA THE FISH OF ALLAT AT HATRA GRIFFINS IN THE ARCHITECTURAL DECORATION AT HATRA A GAZELLE PENDANT FROM HATRAA COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS SCRIPTORIAL EVIDENCE OF SCRATCHED INSCRIPTIONSFROM BUILDING A IN HATRA LAMBS AND THE TRADITION OF THE PALLIUM THE FANTASTIC WORLD OF MUN’IM FURAT, IRAQI SCULPTOR LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS