The Hare has lost his Spectacles. Notes on Contest Scenes, Early Occurrences
Keywords:
Contest Scene, Early Dynastic glyptic, DiyalaAbstract
The Contest Scene is beyond doubt the most popular motif of the Early Dynastic glyptic. In this short contribution I will focus exclusively on material from the Diyala sites, excavated by Frankfort and his team as well as on the SIS-material from Ur.
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