Bronze ‘Bathtub’ Coffins In the Context of 8th-6th Century BC Babylonian, Assyrian and Elamite Funerary Practices

Bronze ‘Bathtub’ Coffins In the Context of 8th-6th Century BC Babylonian, Assyrian and Elamite Funerary Practices
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Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Total Pages : 200
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ISBN-10 : 9781784911751
ISBN-13 : 1784911755
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Book Synopsis Bronze ‘Bathtub’ Coffins In the Context of 8th-6th Century BC Babylonian, Assyrian and Elamite Funerary Practices by : Yasmina Wicks

Download or read book Bronze ‘Bathtub’ Coffins In the Context of 8th-6th Century BC Babylonian, Assyrian and Elamite Funerary Practices written by Yasmina Wicks and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2015-10-31 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is dedicated to the examination of a small corpus of bronze U-shaped burial receptacles from ancient Mesopotamia and Elam, dubbed 'bathtub' coffins for their characteristic apsidal shape, reminiscent of a style of 19th and early 20th century bathtub.


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