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Assyrian stone vessels and related material in the British Museum

by Ann Searight, Julian Reade, Irving L. Finkel, Kenneth Kitchen, Marcel Maree, Shahrokh Razmjou

This catalogue documents over 600 stone vessels in the British Museum, excavated chiefly in northern Iraq and Syria. Ranging from prehistory to the Hellenistic period, the collection includes luxury and utilitarian items reflecting Near Eastern material culture.

Accession 4530 ISBN 9781842173121 Publisher Oxbow
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