Étude typo-chronologique et stylistique des boucles d'oreilles en or de Macédoine : de l'époque archaïque à la fin de la période hellénistique
Until now, there are no exclusive repertoires of Macedonian earrings, especially those crafted out of gold. Thus, this thesis is meant to be the first to list the golden Macedonian earrings and their stylistic tendencies that emerged through the archaic, classical and hellenistic periods. The main inventories of jewellery established by Vokotopoulou (Sindos), Ninou, Jackson, Despoinē, Grammenos, Kypraiou, Amandry and Descamps-Lequime have certainly made this study possible due to their expertise on antique jewelry and by their concern to integrate unpublished artefacts. Inspired by these publications, a catalog based on typological analyses was established.  Firstly, a section on goldsmiths and their workshops presents them as wandering craftsmen whose work is generally contractual. These goldsmiths could be at the same time independent of their clientele, such as self-employed and temporarily serving higher social castes to craft expensive and personalized jewellery.  Finally, an extensive chapter on ancient goldsmithing techniques was unavoidable so that the reader can understand the technical terms of the domain and adequately visualize the levels of detail of the earrings. Out of the 147 pairs of earrings that have been identified, there are 23 distinct types of which 32 variants are found in 10 of these types. The most dominant types are lion earrings, Macedonian bands, omega earrings and Eros earrings. This content was subjected to morphological, stylistic, technological and even iconographic analyses for some.  Certain of the attested types were confronted to an origin problem in Macedonia while others revealed an eminent lack of examples making both representation and stylistic evolution interpretation difficult.
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