Ancestor Masks and Aristocratic Power in Roman Culture Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Ancestor Masks and Aristocratic Power in Roman Culture Book

Harriet Flower explains the reasons behind the use of wax masks in the commemoration of politically prominent family members by the elite society of Rome. She traces the evolution of ancestor masks and puts them into their legal social political and symbolic context.Read More

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  • Blackwell

    Flower explains why the Roman elite commemorated politically prominent family members with wax masks worn by actors at the funerals of the deceased. She looks at literary sources, legal texts, epigraphy, archaeology, numismatics, and art...

  • 0199240248
  • 9780199240241
  • Harriet I. Flower
  • 28 October 1999
  • OUP Oxford
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 436
  • New Ed
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