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A Companion to Ancient Near Eastern Art
Edited by Ann C. Gunter
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Ann C. Gunter
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Name: Gunter, Ann Clyburn, 1951– editor.
Title: A companion to ancient Near Eastern art / edited by Ann C. Gunter.
Description: Hoboken : Wiley Blackwell, 2019. | Series: Blackwell companions to the ancient world | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Identifiers: LCCN 2018016963 (print) | LCCN 2018017628 (ebook) | ISBN 9781118336755 (Adobe PDF) | ISBN 9781118336731 (ePub) | ISBN 9781118301258 (hardcover)
Subjects: LCSH: Art, Middle Eastern. | Art, Ancient–Middle East.
Classification: LCC N5345 (ebook) | LCC N5345 .C725 2019 (print) | DDC 709.56–dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018016963
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