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Bronze 'Bathtub' Coffins in the Context of 8th-6th Century BC Babylonian, Assyrian and Elamite Funerary Practices
Yasmina Wicks
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Description for Bronze 'Bathtub' Coffins in the Context of 8th-6th Century BC Babylonian, Assyrian and Elamite Funerary Practices
Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrated throughout in black & white. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; 3F; HDDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 213 x 298 x 20. Weight in Grams: 690.
This volume is dedicated to a small number of unique bronze ‘bathtub’ coffins found in 8th–6th century BC Babylonian, Assyrian and Elamite burial contexts. Usually treated as an incidental aspect of the burial process, these fascinating burial receptacles have until now garnered little in the way of academic interest. Here the author takes the opportunity to further explore the coffins, drawing together the widely dispersed information on their archaeological contexts, investigating the method and place of their manufacture, and establishing a possible date range for their production and use. To progress towards an understanding of the bronze ‘bathtub’ coffin burials ... Read more
This volume is dedicated to a small number of unique bronze ‘bathtub’ coffins found in 8th–6th century BC Babylonian, Assyrian and Elamite burial contexts. Usually treated as an incidental aspect of the burial process, these fascinating burial receptacles have until now garnered little in the way of academic interest. Here the author takes the opportunity to further explore the coffins, drawing together the widely dispersed information on their archaeological contexts, investigating the method and place of their manufacture, and establishing a possible date range for their production and use. To progress towards an understanding of the bronze ‘bathtub’ coffin burials ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Archaeopress United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784911744
SKU
V9781784911744
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