KLMgrB90 Minoan and Mycenean miniature glyptic

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2026
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Věra Klontza, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Věra Klontza, Ph.D.
Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: PhDr. Marie Pardyová, CSc.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 7 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
Overview of the Aegean Bronze Age small glyptic.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction: main collections, bibliography and organiyation of research 1. First seals of Early bronze Age on Crete 2. First seals of Early Bronze Age on Greek mainland 3. Protopalatial seals 4. Neopalatial seals 5. Mycenaean seals 6. Latepalatial seals 7. Technology of seals production 8. Seals use, economy and ideology 9. Egyptian and Near East seals in Aegean 10. Iconography
Literature
    required literature
  • KRZYSZKOWSKA, Olga. Aegean seals : an introduction. 1st pub. London: Institute of Classical Studies, School of Advanced study, University of London, 2005, xxx, 425. ISBN 0900587970. info
    recommended literature
  • corpus of minoan and mycenaean seals
Teaching methods
Lecture.
Assessment methods
Reading and presentation.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught every week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 0.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2014.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2026, recent)
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