Luxury and Legitimation : Royal Collecting in Ancient Mesopotamia
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Perspectives on Collecting
ISBN-10
0754602389
ISBN-13
9780754602385
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Routledge
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 28th, 2005
Print length
272 Pages
Weight
544 grams
Product Classification:
General & world historyAncient history: to c 500 CECultural studiesAnthropology
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Utilizing a variety of ancient sources, including cuneiform texts, images and archaeological finds, this book explores how the collecting of luxury objects contributed to the formation of royal identity in one of the world's oldest civilizations, ancient Mesopotamia (modern Iraq).
Utilizing a variety of ancient sources, including cuneiform texts, images and archaeological finds, Luxury and Legitimation explores how the collecting of luxury objects contributed to the formation of royal identity in one of the world''s oldest civilizations, ancient Mesopotamia (modern Iraq). Allison Thomason makes a significant and timely contribution to the subjects of collecting and material culture studies by bringing a new understanding to the political, cultural and social institutions of an important pre-Classical, non-Western civilization.
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