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The Reality of Women in the Universe of the Ancient Novel
Edited by María Paz López Martínez, Carlos Sánchez-Moreno Ellart and Ana Belén Zaera García
[IVITRA Research in Linguistics and Literature 40] 2023
► pp. 206–229

Chapter 14
Le collane di Charicleia

Gioielli e identità nel romanzo greco-romano

 | Institutum Romanum Finlandiae
In questo articolo si esamina il ruolo dei gioielli, oggetti femminili par excellence, nei romanzi greco-romani. Ci si chiederà chi sono i personaggi distinti dall’uso di gioielli e, in conseguenza, quale sia il loro significato nella costruzione della loro identità. Si analizzerà, inoltre, se è possibile identificare archeologicamente le tipologie dei gioielli usati nelle narrative.
Keywords: Greek jewelry, Roman jewelry, gems, Greek women, Greek novel, Greco-Roman adornment, amulets, gnorismata
Article outline
  • Gnorismata: I gioielli come segni di identità e identificazione
  • Gioielli come pericolo e salvezza
  • La sposa bellissima, ma senza gioielli
  • Gli ornamenti sacri: Il pettorale d’oro con serpenti
  • Conclusione
  • Notes
  • Bibliografia
Published online: 1 December 2023
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