Selves Engraved on Stone: Seals and Identity in the Ancient Near East, ca. 1415-1050 BCE /

Selves Engraved on Stone: Seals and Identity in the Ancient Near East, ca. 1415-1050 BCE /

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 iden...

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Main Author: Yalcin, Serdar (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2023.

Series: Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2023.
Culture and History of the Ancient Near East ; 129.

Subjects:

Coins, Ancient > Middle East.
Identity (Psychology) > Middle East.
Seals (Numismatics) > Middle East.

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Call Number: CD5344

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material /
  • Serdar Yalçın
  • Frontispiece /
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  • Copyright page /
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  • Author's Note /
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  • Acknowledgements /
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  • Figures /
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  • Chapter 1 Introduction /
  • Serdar Yalçın
  • Chapter 2 Identity as a Theoretical Framework in the Study of Ancient Art /
  • Serdar Yalçın
  • Chapter 3 People Praying on Stone: Identity in Kassite Babylonian Seals, ca. 1415-1155 BCE /
  • Serdar Yalçın
  • Chapter 4 Men of the State: Seals as Markers of Distinction in Assyria, ca. 1353-1050 BCE /
  • Serdar Yalçın
  • Chapter 5 Under the Shadow of the Great Kings: Seals and Identity in Hittite Syria, ca. 1340-1180 BCE /
  • Serdar Yalçın
  • Chapter 6 Conclusion /
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  • Appendix 1 List of Seals and Seal Impressions Discussed in the Text /
  • Serdar Yalçın
  • Bibliography /
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  • Index /
  • Serdar Yalçın.