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Article
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Publication Title
Hesperia
Volume
73
Publication Date
4-1-2004
Abstract
The study of feasting on the Greek mainland during the Middle and Late Bronze Age provides insights into the nature of Mycenaean society. Grave goods demonstrate changes in feasting and drinking practices and their importance in the formation of an elite identity. Cooking, serving, and drinking vessels are also recorded in Linear B documents. Feasting scenes appear in the frescoes of Crete and the islands, and the Mycenaeans adapt this tradition for representation in their palaces. Feasting iconography is also found in vase painting, particularly in examples of the Pictorial Style. Mycenaean feasting is an expression of the hierarchical sociopolitical structure of the palaces.
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© 2004 by American School of Classical Studies at Athens.
Citation
Wright, James C. 2004. A Survey of Evidence for Feasting in Mycenaean Society. Hesperia 73:133-178.
DOI
10.2972/hesp.2004.73.2.133
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