"Losing one's head" in the ancient Near East : interpretation and meaning of decapitation / Rita Dolce.
نوع المادة : نصاللغة: الإنجليزية اللغة الأصلية:الإيطالية السلاسل:Studies in the history of the ancient Near Eastالناشر:Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018وصف:91 pages; 24 cmنوع المحتوى:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781138067486
- "Perdere la testa." English
- HV8552 .S6613 2018
نوع المادة | المكتبة الحالية | رقم الطلب | رقم النسخة | حالة | تاريخ الإستحقاق | الباركود | |
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كتاب | UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة | HV8552 .S6613 2018 (إستعراض الرف(يفتح أدناه)) | C.1 | Library Use Only | داخل المكتبة فقط | 30020000052306 | ||
كتاب | UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة | HV8552 .S6613 2018 (إستعراض الرف(يفتح أدناه)) | C.2 | المتاح | 30020000048932 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This volume representations of decapitation in both texts and images in a trans-chronological perspective that aims to highlight a number of conditions, relations and meanings of this specific act in times of war, recognizing the severed head as a "coveted object" for the many individuals who interact with it and determine its fate. With examples drawn from Anatolia, Syria and Mesopotamia between the 3rd and 1st millennium BC, from prehistory to the Neo-Assyrian period, this fascinating study is of interest not only to art historians, but also anyone