In the field of Cultural Heritage, interdisciplinary and multi-technique approach to study ancient artifacts is widely used, providing more reliable complementary results. To these great value objects, non-invasive always preferred, although micro-invasive techniques may be necessary answer specific questions. this work, a based on both in two-step was applied as powerful tool characterize mate...

AIMS To describe the treatment of obesity from ancient times to present day. METHODS Articles reporting the development of anti-obesity therapies were identified through a search for 'anti-obesity' AND 'pharmacotherapy' AND 'development' within the title or abstract on PubMed and 'obesity' in ClinicalTrials.gov. Relevant articles and related literature were selected for inclusion. RESULTS S...

A number of source‑scientific and historiographical studies have been analyzed. They provide information on finds objects related to the cults deities Egyptian origin in territory Northern Black Sea Coast Ukrainian Steppe. description relevant epigraphic inscriptions, sgraffito, bronze, marble, terracotta bone statuettes, reliefs clay candelabrums dishes, gems carved from precious stones, golde...

despite the lack of a clear understanding of the relationships of eastern and southeastern arabia with different iranian regions during pre-sassanian era and the paucity of written evidence from this period, the huge corpus of archaeological evidence obtained from this region and the few available historical documents show that the region maintained close contacts with iran and was under legal ...

This article examines images of (primarily religious, but – at least implicitly also ethnic) otherness as featured by late medieval inscriptions from Austria and its neighbours. As an introduction to the topic, author first presents a 19th-century epitaph South Tyrol (Italy) that is dedicated memory youth originating (modern) Sudan who, following his baptism, was brought Europe mentor, Tyrole...

If the plastic arts were put under psychoanalysis, the practice of embalming the dead might turn out to be a fundamental factor in their creation. The process might reveal that at the origin of painting and sculpture there lies a mummy complex. The religion of ancient Egypt, aimed against death, saw survival as depending on the continued existence of the corporeal body. Thus, by providing a def...

Abstract Many works of art throughout the centuries have not only garnered intrigue, but also debate among physicians relating to a possible medical diagnosis depicted by artist. Representation both anatomy and disease with use votive offerings forms grotesque is well recognized. Such work was particularly prevalent in pieces produced during Hellenistic Age includes statuettes, anatomical repli...

The role of personal background knowledge—in particular knowledge about the context of production of an artwork—has been only marginally taken into account in cognitive approaches to art. Addressing this issue is crucial to enhancing these approaches’ explanatory power and framing their collaboration with the humanities (Bullot and Reber, in press). This paper sketches a model of the experience...

REPRESENTATIONS OF the human body have been sculptured since prehistoric times, for then our forebears fashioned small female figures with exaggerated breasts and hips. The sculptors of Greece and Rome made commonplace the form of gods, heroes and prominent citizens which were used to decorate public places and buildings. Wealthy patrons of the arts collected statues and statuettes of bronze or...