Historia de dos marfiles: el elefante y la morsa
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https://doi.org/10.5944/etfvii.5.2017.18314Palabras clave:
Atlántico nórdico, Odobenus rosmarus, Río Volga, khutuResumen
En este trabajo propongo que el marfil de elefante y de morsa fueron sustitutosimperfectos en la economía medieval, tratándose de materiales bien diferenciados, ambos utilizados y apreciados. Este argumento se basa en dos debates continuados, aunque aparentemente desvinculado –uno acerca de la colonización de Groenlandia, el otro acerca de un material conocido en lengua árabe como khutù. A través de la lectura de diferentes textos de investigación contrarios entre sí, propongo nuevas vías de investigación en el estudio de las redes del arte medieval y su comercio. Esto supone la utilización de una combinación de enfoques histórico, filológico, arqueológico y basado en la cultura material. Más que ofrecer soluciones, este ensayo busca la apertura de vías de investigación por los especialistas de diferentes disciplinas
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