The interface between writing and art: the seals of Tepe Gawra
The article deals with the impact of writing on art during the Urban Period in the Near East. My analysis focuses on the compositions – the way images are organized – on the seals of Tepe Gawra, 5500-2000 BC. I note that : A) the preliterate seals feature figures head-to-tail or pell-mell that show...
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IFAPO
2006
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Syria
Year: 2006, Volume: 83, Pages: 183-193 |
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