Bronze ‘bathtub’ coffins in the context of 8th-6th century bc babylonian, assyrian and elamite funerary practices
Auteur :
Wicks, Yasmina
Éditeur :
Archaeopress
ISBN :
9781784911744
Date de publication :
31 oct. 2015
Dimensions :
29,7 x 21,0 x 0,8 cm
Poids :
1190 g
Format :
A4
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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.