First Impressions: Cylinder Seals in the Ancient Near East
by Collon, Dominique
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0226113884
- ISBN 13
- 9780226113883
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About This Item
Univ of Chicago Pr, 1988-02-01. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1987 University of Chicago Press (Chicago, Illinois), 7 5/8 x 10 inches tall brown cloth hardcover in publisher's unclipped dust jacket, gilt lettering to spine, copiously illustrated with blck-and-white photographs and drawings, 208 pp. A near fine copy - clean, bright and unmarked, with no discernible faults - in a like dust jacket which is nicely preserved and displayed in a clear archival Brodart sleeve. ~SP12~ [2.5P] The revised edition of the definitive classic survey on cylinder seals in the Ancient Near East. The most comprehensive book on the subject, this essential text features an incredible 1000 highly-detailed illustrations, all highlighting the intricate nature and fascinating purpose of these remarkable tools of the past. The author looks at their use over 3,000 years and discusses the information they provide on religion, design and all aspects of daily life for the period in which they were created, from about 3300 to 300 BC.
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- Flamingo Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SP12-0622-12749
- Title
- First Impressions: Cylinder Seals in the Ancient Near East
- Author
- Collon, Dominique
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0226113884
- ISBN 13
- 9780226113883
- Publisher
- Univ of Chicago Pr
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1988-02-01
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