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INTRODUCTION
- POSTITS
- preface
- the corpus
- history of the project
- field methodology
- authorship
- page layout
- relationship to unit books
- a bibliographical note

CATEGORIZATION
- introduction
- rosters
  - roster: seal impressions
  - roster: aglyptic impressions
- lexica
  - lexicon: seal impressions
  - lexicon: aglyptic impressions

IMAGE

iconography
iconology
inscription
theme and composition
major compos. elements
minor comp.elements
filler motifs
secondary motifs
style

STYLES AND WORKSHOPS

THE SUPPORT

cylinder seal
stamp seal
sealing
tag
ceramic vessel
tablet
brick
support of support

USE AND FUNCTION

authenticating
holding and wearing
archiving

GLYPTICS

Glyptics Typology / Themes / Introduction

Glyptic Typology: Themes and Case Studies

Laerke Recht – January 2023

This section contains thematic and case studies of the glyptics from Urkesh.

To include:

Rulers
Religion
Animals
Inscriptions

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