more commonplace for the study of Late Antiquity. Stoner also is careful to demark and discuss important nuances throughout her thematic chapters. For example, “intentional heirlooms” are objects that were passed down meaningfully, especially during specific moments during the life course, such as marriage. Other objects, such as archives, might simply accumulate over time (e.g. Stoner 2019: 7). While such material accumulations also might be passed down through generations, they offer a less intentional and emotionally charged form of heirloom and can thus be understood as “unintentional heirlooms.” Stoner vigilantly notes the overlaps between her themes throughout her work: heirlooms and souvenirs often are bestowed as gifts and gifts might be passed down generationally as heirlooms. In sum, Stoner has written a wonderful book about object circulation and the emotions that accumulate as an object passes through the various social interactions of its life-history. Her argumentation and illustrations are compelling and her prose is fluid. Her book was a pleasure to read. Where her book falls short, however, is in placing these object biographies within the home—a home that is both nowhere and everywhere in Late Antiquity. Context, as we know from the work of Lavan and Swift as well as of Ian Hodder, matters. I am not ready to let go of context entirely, but I nevertheless am happy to follow Stoner as she reveals a single object’s life-history among various people, settings, and emotions. Her title and thesis may be misplaced but her research and theorizations most certainly are not. Her book, then, is well worth reading. The Petra Papyri, Volume 5 Antti Arjava, Jaakko Frosen, and Jorma Kaimio, eds. Amman: American Center of Oriental Research, 2018. Pp. xxiii + 338 + 160 plates. ISBN: 9789957-85437-9

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Petra Papyri，第 5 卷。作者：Antti Arjava、Jaakko Frosen 和 Jorma Kaimio

更常见于古代晚期的研究。斯通纳在她的专题章节中也仔细地划分和讨论了重要的细微差别。例如，“有意传家宝”是有意义地传承下来的物品，尤其是在生命历程中的特定时刻，例如婚姻。其他对象，例如档案，可能会随着时间的推移而逐渐积累（例如 Stoner 2019: 7）。虽然这种物质积累也可能代代相传，但它们提供了一种不那么有意和情绪化的传家宝，因此可以被理解为“无意的传家宝”。斯通纳警惕地注意到她在整个作品中的主题之间的重叠：传家宝和纪念品通常作为礼物赠送，而礼物可能作为传家宝代代相传。总共，斯通纳 (Stoner) 写了一本关于物体循环和随着物体经历其生命历史的各种社会互动而积累的情感的精彩书。她的论证和插图引人入胜，她的散文流畅。她的书读起来很愉快。然而，她的书的不足之处在于将这些实物传记放在家中——一个在古代晚期既无处又无处不在的家。正如我们从 Lavan 和 Swift 以及 Ian Hodder 的工作中了解到的那样，上下文很重要。我还没有准备好完全放弃背景，但我仍然很高兴跟随斯通纳，因为她在不同的人、环境和情感中揭示了一个物体的生活历史。她的标题和论文可能放错了地方，但她的研究和理论肯定不是。因此，她的书非常值得一读。Petra Papyri，第 5 卷 Antti Arjava、Jaakko Frosen 和 Jorma Kaimio，编辑。安曼：美国东方研究中心，2018 年。Pp。xxiii + 338 + 160 个板。ISBN：9789957-85437-9