José Francisco de Moura

The Relationship between Divinity and Secular Power on Laconian Black-Figure Vases in the 6th Century B.C.

Vínculos entre divindade e poder secular nos vasos de figuras negras da Lacônia no século VI a.C.

Published in Expressing the Divine: Language, Art and Mysticism

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This article wants to examine the divine images on Laconian black-figure vases with regard to the iconography in other types of Laconian materials, thus hoping to understand their politico-social function in the context of the Spartan society of the 6th century b.C.