How Long to Read Chryselephantine Statuary in the Ancient Mediterranean World

How Long Does it Take to Read Chryselephantine Statuary in the Ancient Mediterranean World?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 19 minutes to read Chryselephantine Statuary in the Ancient Mediterranean World by Kenneth D. S. Lapatin

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Description

Composite statues of gold (chrysos), ivory (elephas), and other precious materials were the most celebrated artworks of classical antiquity. Greek and Latin authors leave no doubt that such images provided a centrepiece for religious and civic life and that vast sums were spent to producethem. A number of these statues were the creations of antiquity's most highly acclaimed artists: Polykleitos, Alkamenes, Leochares, and, of course, Pheidias, whose magnificent Zeus Olympios came to be ranked among the Seven Wonders of the World. Although a few individual images such as Pheidias'Athena Parthenos have been the subject of detailed scholarly analysis, chryselephantine statuary as a class, from the exquisite statuettes of Minoan Crete to the majestic temple images constructed by classical Greek city-states and imitated by the Romans, has not received comprehensive study since1815. This book presents not only the ancient literary and epigraphical evidence for lost statues and examines representations of them in other media, but also assembles and analyses much-neglected physical survivals, elucidating throughout the innovative techniques, such as ivory-bending, employedin their production as well as the variety of social, religious, and political roles they played within the ancient societies that produced them.

How long is Chryselephantine Statuary in the Ancient Mediterranean World?

Chryselephantine Statuary in the Ancient Mediterranean World by Kenneth D. S. Lapatin is 374 pages long, and a total of 94,996 words.

This makes it 126% the length of the average book. It also has 116% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Chryselephantine Statuary in the Ancient Mediterranean World Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 39 minutes to read Chryselephantine Statuary in the Ancient Mediterranean World aloud.

What Reading Level is Chryselephantine Statuary in the Ancient Mediterranean World?

Chryselephantine Statuary in the Ancient Mediterranean World is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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