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Sheila Dillon

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Anne Murnick Cogan Distinguished Professor of Art and Art History
Art, Art History & Visual Studies
sheila.dillon@duke.edu
Box 90766, Smith Warehouse, Bay 10, A261, Durham, NC 27708-0766
114 S Buchanan Blvd, Smith Warehouse, Bay 9, A291, Durham, NC 27708-0766
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Scholarly Works - Books

Women in the Classical World: Critical Concepts in Classical Studies

Book · 2017 The study of women in Graeco-Roman antiquity has a long history but many recent developments―prominent among which are the rise of feminist theory and theoretical and interpretive work in material culture―have transformed approaches to the study of women’s ... Cite

A Companion to Women in the Ancient World

Book · February 13, 2012 Featured Publication Selected by Choice as a 2013 Outstanding Academic Title Awarded a 2013 PROSE Honorable Mention as a Single Volume Reference/Humanities & Social Sciences A Companion to Women in the Ancient World presents an interdisciplinary, methodologically-based collect ... Full text Cite

The Past is Present: The Kempner Collection of Classical Antiquities at the Nasher Museum

Book · March 1, 2011 In 2006, the collection of 224 antiquities assembled by Walter Kempner, M.D. was donated to the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University by Barbara Newborg, M.D. Ranging from the 3rd millennium to the 3rd century B.C.E., the collection includes Mediterranea ... Cite

The Female Portrait Statue in the Greek World

Book · March 2010 Featured Publication Cite

Roman Portrait Statuary from Aphrodisias

Book · June 2006 Featured Publication Cite

Representations of War in Ancient Rome

Book · 2006 War suffused Roman life to a degree unparalleled in other ancient societies. Although the place of war in ancient Roman culture has been the subject of many studies, this book examines how Romans represented war, in both visual imagery and in literary acco ... Cite