Old Hittite polychrome relief vases and the assertion of kingship in 16th century BCE Anatolia

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buir.advisorGates, Marie-Henriette
dc.contributor.authorMoore, Thomas
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-01T11:11:10Z
dc.date.available2016-07-01T11:11:10Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.descriptionCataloged from PDF version of article.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe Old Hittite polychrome relief-decorated vases have attracted scholarly interest since the first substantial fragment was discovered at Bitik in the 1940s. Academics have concurred that the vases illustrate cult practice, but have differed as to whether the figures portray the king or the gods, both, or neither. The publishing in 2008 of a second nearly complete vase now permits a programmatic comparison between it and the famous İnandıktepe vase (published 1988). This thesis studies the vases’ decorative program and contends that the relief vases represent centralized monumental art. In contrast with iconography of the preceding and later periods, the vases portray gods without attributes. Similarly, the vases’ reliefs depict an anonymous king who engages alongside others in cult activities. Rank is de-emphasized. The focus on solidarity within the ruling group recalls the major historical document of the period, the Edict of Telepinu. Material evidence also links the vases to the network of royal storehouses, listed in the second part of the Edict. This political requirement of solidarity evident in the vases may have arisen from the exigencies of supporting chariotry, a new form of warfare.en_US
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dc.description.statementofresponsibilityMoore, Thomasen_US
dc.format.extentxvii, 161 leaves, illustrationsen_US
dc.identifier.itemidB150874
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/30043
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectOld Hittiteen_US
dc.subjectRelief Ceramicen_US
dc.subjectCentral Anatoliaen_US
dc.subjectStorm Goden_US
dc.subjectCult Practiceen_US
dc.subjectKingen_US
dc.subjectİnandıktepeen_US
dc.subjectHüseyindedeen_US
dc.subjectBoğazköyen_US
dc.subjectBitiken_US
dc.subjectEskiyaparen_US
dc.subjectAlacahöyüken_US
dc.subjectTelepinuen_US
dc.subjectReliefkeramiken_US
dc.subjectTrichterrandtopfen_US
dc.subjectVexiervaseen_US
dc.subject.lccB150874en_US
dc.titleOld Hittite polychrome relief vases and the assertion of kingship in 16th century BCE Anatoliaen_US
dc.title.alternativeEsli Hitit çokrenkli kabartmalı vazoları ve M.Ö. 16 y.y. Anadolu'da kraliyet beyanıen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineArchaeology
thesis.degree.grantorBilkent University
thesis.degree.levelMaster's
thesis.degree.nameMA (Master of Arts)

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