Bronze 'bathtub' coffins in the context of 8th-6th century BC Babylonian, Assyrian and Elamite funerary practices /

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Author / Creator:	Wicks, Yasmina, author.
Imprint:	Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, [2015] ©2015
Description:	1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Language:	English
Series:	Archaeopress archaeology Archaeopress archaeology.
Subject:	Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient. Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12017307

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Other authors / contributors:	Archaeopress, publisher.
ISBN:	1784911755 9781784911751 1784911747 9781784911744
Notes:	Available through Archaeopress Digital Subscription Service. Includes bibliographical references. Online resource; title from home page (viewed on March 9, 2016).
Summary:	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.
Target Audience:	Specialized.
Other form:	Print version: 9781784911744
Standard no.:	9781784911751

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