Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals from the Marcopoli Collection

Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals from the Marcopoli Collection
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 440
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ISBN-10 : 0520049276
ISBN-13 : 9780520049277
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Book Synopsis Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals from the Marcopoli Collection by : Beatrice Teissier

Download or read book Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals from the Marcopoli Collection written by Beatrice Teissier and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1984-01-01 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cylindrically-shaped sals first appeared int he second half of the fourth millennium B.C, gradually replacing the more traditional stamp seals. Cylinder seals are interesting not only for the past functional uses and for what they reveal about ancient Near Eastern culture and society--but the representations rendered by the seals are a worthy art form. This book discusses over 700 seals, including a large number of Syrian seals. --Publisher description.


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