| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 309 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Series |
Culture and history of the ancient Near East ; volume 129 |
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Culture and history of the ancient Near East ; v. 129.
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| Summary |
"Typically carved in stone, the cylinder seal is perhaps the most distinctive art form to emerge in ancient Mesopotamia. It spread across the Near East from ca. 3300 BCE onwards, and remained in use for millennia. What was the role of this intricate object in the making of a person's social identity? As the first comprehensive study dedicated to this question, Selves Engraved on Stone explores the ways in which different but often intersecting aspects of identity, such as religion, gender, community and profession, were constructed through the material, visual, and textual characteristics of seals from Mesopotamia and Syria"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 04, 2022) |
| Subject |
Seals (Numismatics) -- Middle East
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Coins, Ancient -- Middle East
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Identity (Psychology) -- Middle East
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Signs and symbols -- Social aspects -- Middle East
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Coins, Ancient
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Identity (Psychology)
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Seals (Numismatics)
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Signs and symbols -- Social aspects
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Social conditions
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Middle East -- Social conditions
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Middle East
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2022028539 |
| ISBN |
9789004524569 |
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9004524568 |
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