Two lyres from ur
Auteur :
Schauensee, Maude De
Éditeur :
University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN :
9780924171888
Date de publication :
26 juil. 2002
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 x 1,5 cm
Poids :
666 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Chronicles the history, conservation, and reconservation of two spectacular lyres discovered at Ur in the Great Death Pit of the Royal Cemetery during the 1928-29 season. A comprehensive analysis within the economic, historical, and sociological context of mid-third millennium Mesopotamia. Includes photographs, CAT-scans, X-rays, and color plates.