Bemerkung zu zwei Mischwesen in der späturukzeitlichen Rollsiegelmotivik
This contribution explores two exceptional motifs in Late Uruk glyptic that have been identified as demons. Introducing the concept of pareidolia in Mesopotamian archaeology, a different perception of these motifs is suggested, according to which they might present representations of two entangled h...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | German |
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De Gruyter
2018
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| In: |
Altorientalische Forschungen
Year: 2018, Volume: 45, Issue: 2, Pages: 182-192 |
| Further subjects: | B
Mixed-natured monster
B Eanna IVa B Demon B Iconography B pareidolia B glyptic B Uruk |
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| Summary: | This contribution explores two exceptional motifs in Late Uruk glyptic that have been identified as demons. Introducing the concept of pareidolia in Mesopotamian archaeology, a different perception of these motifs is suggested, according to which they might present representations of two entangled human beings. |
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| ISSN: | 2196-6761 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Altorientalische Forschungen
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/aofo-2018-0015 |