Gesture and identity in the funerary art of Palmyra

American Journal of Archaeology

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 631-661

  Heyn, Maura K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

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DOI: 10.3764/aja.114.4.631     Document Type: Review

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