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The Origin, Context and Function of Consular Diptychs.
- Source :
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Journal of Roman Studies . Nov2013, Vol. 103, p174-207. 34p. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Members of the late Roman élite commemorated the holding of certain offices by the distribution of ivory diptychs. This paper attempts to show how diptychs came to play this rôle; that they were not originally distributed by consuls but by any official who provided games; that they had nothing to do with the ecclesiastical diptychs that are first heard of at about the same time; that the custom spread from east to west, not from west to east; and that the earliest western consular diptychs are not illustrated with scenes from games because there were no multi-day consular games at Rome before the fifth century. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
- Subjects :
- *DIPTYCHS
*ROMAN ivories
*ROMAN consuls
*HISTORY of art & politics
*GAMES
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00754358
- Volume :
- 103
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Roman Studies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 90829960
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1017/S0075435813000099