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Luxury and Legitimation: Royal Collecting in Ancient Mesopotamia - Perspectives on Collecting Allison Karmel Thomason New edition
Luxury and Legitimation: Royal Collecting in Ancient Mesopotamia - Perspectives on Collecting
Allison Karmel Thomason
Utilizing a variety of ancient sources, including cuneiform texts, images and archaeological finds, this book explores how the collecting of luxury objects contributed to the formation of royal identity in one of the world's oldest civilizations, ancient Mesopotamia (modern Iraq).
280 pages, 29 b/w illus
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | October 28, 2005 |
| ISBN13 | 9780754602385 |
| Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Pages | 272 |
| Dimensions | 156 × 234 × 16 mm · 544 g |
| Language | English |
| Series Editor | Pearce, Professor Susan |