What Meaning had Colour in Early Societies?

Cambridge Archaeological Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 109-126

  Gage, John ^a  

^a Department of Architecture and History of Art ^*  (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85013345856     PISSN: 09597743     EISSN: 14740540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959774300015237     Document Type: Article

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