Royal statuary of early dynastic Mesopotamia
By: by Gianni Marchesi and Nicolò Marchetti ; translated by Penelope-Jane Watson
Contributors: Marchetti, Nicolò, 1968-; Watson, Penelope-Jane
Series: Mesopotamian civilizations -- 14
Publisher: Eisenbrauns
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Winona Lake, Ind
Language: eng
Number of pages: 374
ISBN-13: 9781575061733
Subjects: Ancient Sculpture; Kings and rulers in art; Antiquities
Work titles: Statuaria regale nella Mesopotamica protodinastica
Notes: Rev. and updated. Originally published: Rome : Bardi editore, 2006.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Archaeological contexts and chronology of early dynastic statuary; title: Historical framework; title: Early dynastic royal statuary; title: Inscriptions on royal statues; title: Kingship and visual communication in the early dynastic period; title: Conclusions; title: Appendix A: remarks on early dynastic temples; title: Appendix B: royal statues in administrative texts; title: Appendix C: notes on the transliteration of texts and the transcription of proper names.