Treasures from the royal tombs of Ur / edited by Richard L. Zettler and Lee Horne ; with essays by Richard L. Zettler, Donald P. Hansen, Holly Pittman, with Kevin Danti [and others].
- Published:
- Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, [1998]
- Copyright Date:
- ©1998
- Physical Description:
- xv, 195 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 29 cm
- Additional Creators:
- Zettler, Richard L., 1949-, Horne, Lee, Hansen, Donald P., and Pittman, Holly
- Contents:
- Early dynastic Mesopotamia / Richard L. Zettler -- Ur of the Chaldees / Richard L. Zettler -- The royal cemetery of Ur / Richard L. Zettler -- The burials of a king and queen / Richard L. Zettler -- Art of the royal tombs of Ur : a brief interpretation / Donald P. Hansen -- Cylinder seals / Holly Pittman -- Jewelry / Holly Pittman -- Metal vessels / Jill A. Weber and Richard L. Zettler -- Shell vessels and containers / Kevin Danti and Richard L. Zettler -- Stone containers / Richard L. Zettler -- Tools and weapons / Jill A. Weber and Richard L. Zettler.
- Subject(s):
- ISBN:
- 0924171545 (cloth : acid free paper)
0924171553 (pbk. : acid free paper) - Note:
- Accompanies an exhibition appearing at the Bowers Museum of Cultural Art, Santa Ana, Calif., Oct. 9, 1998-Jan. 3, 1999, and continuing on to other museums throughout the U.S.
- Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-188).
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