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Document Details : Title: Bijouterie du Troisième Millénaire av. J.-C. en Mesopotamie du Nord Subtitle: Quelques remarques Author(s): DE BACKER, Fabrice Journal: Terra Incognita Volume: 1 Date: 2006 Pages: 37-48 DOI: 10.2143/TI.1.0.2015266 Abstract : This paper gives a general overview of the results achieved by our study of jewellery as a social indicator. Besides the sacred and authority functions, the analysis explores other interesting aspects of the precious body adornment as an economical, magical, professional marker and international medium as well. |