Bronze 'Bathtub' Coffins In the Context of 8th-6th Century BC Babylonian, Assyrian and Elamite Funerary Practices

This volume is dedicated to the examination of a small corpus of bronze U-shaped burial receptacles from ancient Mesopotamia and Elam, dubbed 'bathtub' coffins for their characteristic apsidal shape, reminiscent of a style of 19th and early 20th century bathtub.

• | By (Author): Yasmina Wicks (Author)
• | Publisher: Archaeopress
• | Publication Date: Oct 31, 2015
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 200 pages
• | Language: NULL
• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-10: 1784911747
• | ISBN-13: 9781784911744