Volume 1 Middle Assyrian Seal Motifs from Tell Fekheriye (Syria)

Dominik Bonatz

Published by De Gruyter 2021

Volume 1 Middle Assyrian Seal Motifs from Tell Fekheriye (Syria)

Dominik Bonatz
With contributions by: Felix Wolter

Part of the multi-volume work Tell Fekheriye Excavation Reports

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110691931

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About this book

Despite ongoing interest in Middle Assyrian glyptic art, the publications of Middle Assyrian seals and seal impressions from excavated sites in the Near East are very rare. The book is the first to offer a comprehensive study on the seal corpus from an archaeological site historically located in the western territory of the Middle Assyrian state.

The seal impressions and few original seals, which were found during the excavations in Tell Fekheriye (Syria), substantially add to our understanding of the iconographic repertory and the use of seals in the Middle Assyrian period. The corpus dates to the reigns of the Assyrian kings Shalmaneser I and Tukulti-Ninurta I in the 13th century B.C. It documents practices of governance and administration in the growing Middle Assyrian Empire, points to activities of high-ranking Assyrian officials and unfolds the pictorial reality of political and ideological intensions.

While finding detailed information on unpublished materials, their archaeological contexts and interpretations, the reader is also invited to follow a discourse on art, state and society for which the Middle Assyrian seal motifs from Tell Fekheriye provide an excellent case study.

Author information

Dominik Bonatz, Free University of Berlin, Germany.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
2. Tell Fekheriye in the Khabur Headwater Region: The Geographic and Historical Setting Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	5
3. The Reconstruction of the Seal Motifs of Tell Fekheriye Felix Wolter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
4. Style and Iconography of the Tell Fekheriye Seal Motifs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	13
5. The Archaeological Context of the Tell Fekheriye Seal Impressions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	76
6. Objects with Seal impressions, Sealing Practices and their Functional Contexts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	85
7. The Use of Seals in Tell Fekheriye: Political, Economic and Social Implications Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	101
8. Comparision Catalogue Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	111
9. Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	131
10. Arabic Summary Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	138

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Scholars of Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology, Assyriology, Art History
Pages
- Front matter: 8
- Main content: 140
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 60
- Coloured Illustrations: 41
- Tables: 10
Keywords: Near Eastern Archaeology; Middle Assyrian; Seals; Tell Fekheriye

eBook

Published: February 22, 2021
ISBN: 9783110691931

Hardcover

Published: February 22, 2021
ISBN: 9783110691238