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Title: Imago Mundi: Cosmological and Ideological Aspects of the Arjan Bowl
Author(s): ALVAREZ-MON, Javier
Journal: Iranica Antiqua
Volume: 39    Date: 2004   
Pages: 203-237
DOI: 10.2143/IA.39.0.503896

Abstract :
Previous studies of the Arjan Bowl have considered its archaeological context, chronology, and iconography. Despite the wealth of designs depicted on the bowl, however, an articulation of the visual narratives on the bowl has not been attempted. The images portrayed in the Arjan bowl are structurally divided into a series of consecutive episodes, the sequence of which is organized along ideological grounds.

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