First Impressions: Cylinder Seals in the Ancient Near East - Softcover

Collon, Dominique

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9780714111360: First Impressions: Cylinder Seals in the Ancient Near East

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ISBN 10: 0714111368 ISBN 13: 9780714111360

Publisher: British Museum Press, 1993

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Features pictorial information in the form of miniature reliefs produced by the impressions of cylinder seals. This is a comprehensive survey of cylinder seals. It considers the history of their use and the evidence they provide for trade, technology, religion, architecture, farming, warfare and other themes in the history of the Near East.

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Synopsis:

Back by popular demand, this is the newly revised edition of the definitive classic survey on cylinder seals in the Ancient Near East. The most comprehensive book on the subject to date, this essential text features an incredible 1000 highly-detailed illustrations, all highlighting the intricate nature and fascinating purpose of these remarkable tools of the past. The author looks at their use over 3,000 years and discusses the information they provide on religion, design and all aspects of daily life for the period in which they were created, from about 3300 to 300 BC.

About the Author:

Dominique Collon recently retired as a curator at the British Museum and is a leading authority on cylinder seals, having published a number of scholarly studies on the subject. Her other books include Objects in Focus: The Queen of the Night (BMP 2005), Ancient Near Eastern Art, and Interpreting the Past: Near Eastern Seals.

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