The use of bucrania in the architecture of First Dynasty Egypt
Bucrania, or bull skulls, were used as a decorative motif in the architecture of First Dynasty Egypt. There is both archaeological and icongraphic evidence for this - bucrania have been excavated in the mastabas of Saqqara, and there are artefacts from the period with depictions of buildings surmoun...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2013
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Journal for semitics
Year: 2013, Volume: 22, Issue: 2, Pages: 449-463 |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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