JOURNAL ARTICLE

WHEN LETTER MET FIGURE: INSCRIPTIONS AND IMAGES IN ARCHAIC GREECE.

  • Published In: Hesperia, 2026, v. 95, n. 1. P. 51 1 of 3

  • Database: Art Source Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Shakeshaft, Hugo 3 of 3

Abstract

This article explores the relationship between inscriptions and images in Greece ca. 750-450 bce by examining a wide range of artifacts across various media and social contexts. It highlights the regional diversity of Greek epigraphic and pictorial habits, the general patterns of their development, and the perceived similarities and differences between alphabetic letter and figural image during this time. Comparanda from the Near East serve to reveal parallel, divergent, and directly related practices in the combination of writing with images. The article advances a novel argument for why the period ca. 650-450 bce was one of marked and unprecedented affinity between letter and figure in the Greek world. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Hesperia. 2026/01, Vol. 95, Issue 1, p51
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2026
  • ISSN:0018-098X
  • DOI:10.2972/hes.2026.a985790
  • Accession Number:192534715
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