Native Group Clinder Seal Engravers of Karum Ksnish Level II.

Authors : Robert L. ALEXANDER

Pages : 573-618

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Publication Date : 1979-07-20

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Nimet Özgüç, The Anatolian Group of Cylinder Seal Impressions from Kültepe, Ankara, 1965 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(hereafter AnatGr);. Although few specific references will be made to this book, its content, observations and conclusions will be implicit throughout this paper. For example, I do not indicate earlier studies of the style of the Kültepe impressions as they are giyen fully in AnatGr, p. 45, to which add Mebrure Tosun, `Styles in Kültepe Seal Engraving as Expressions of Various Cultural Influences,` in Studies in Honor of Benno Landsberger on His Seventy - fifth Birthday, April 21, 1965 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Oriental Institute Publications, Assyriological Studies, 16);, Chicago, 1965, pp. 183-188. All references to the seal impressions will follow the catalogue numbers in AnatGr, and of course this study is dependent on the excellent illustrations in AnatGr. It is a pleasure to acknowledge the active encouragement and cooperation of Tahsin and Nimet Özgüç, while I was engaged on this project. For work with the actual tablets I am much indebted to Raci Temizer, director of the Hittite Archaeological Museum at Ankara, and Seyyide Celikkol, curator of the tablets. For similar permission to study the tablets in Istanbul, I am indebted to Necati Dolunay, director of the Archaeological Museums, and the curators of the tablet collection, Muazzez Çığ and Hatıce Kızılyay. This work was accomplished during a study year in Turkey made possible by a fellowship granted by the American Research Institute in Turkey.
Keywords : Kültepe, Karum Kanish, Cylinder Seal, Ancient Engravers