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Contexts and Repetitions of Cypro-Minoan Inscriptions : Function and Subject Matter of Clay Balls

This article follows the trail of previous suggestions that the so-called clay balls inscribed in the Cypro-Minoan script bear personal names and titles, possibly of high-ranking individuals responsible for industrial and cultic activities at Enkomi, in other Cypriot centers, and at Tiryns on the Gr...

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Published in:Bulletin of ASOR (2017), 378, Seite 71-94
Main Authors: Ferrara, Silvia (Author, VerfasserIn)
Valério, Miguel (VerfasserIn)
Document Type: Online Resource Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
Online Access:lizenzpflichtig
Related Items:Enthalten in: Bulletin of ASOR
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