The Art of Metal Working

The Art of Metal Working

As early as the Middle Bronze Age a flourishing industry in bronze is attested on the Levantine coast, but it is not until the Late Bronze Age that the archaeological data can be compared with the data from the texts of Ras Shamra. The terms designating these metals, a part of the local vocabulary o...

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Veröffentlicht in:Near Eastern archaeology 2000-12, Vol.63 (4), p.222-222
Hauptverfasser: Chanut, Claude, Dardaillon, Ella
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Abstract art
Ancient civilizations
Artisans
Bronze Age
Bronzes
Copper
Copper industry
Historic artifacts
Ingots
Metals
Metalworking industry
Palaces
Silver
The Arts
Tin industry
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Zusammenfassung:As early as the Middle Bronze Age a flourishing industry in bronze is attested on the Levantine coast, but it is not until the Late Bronze Age that the archaeological data can be compared with the data from the texts of Ras Shamra. The terms designating these metals, a part of the local vocabulary of Ugarit, tlt (bronze) and brr(tin?), are the mark of a local culture of metallurgy.
ISSN:1094-2076
2325-5404
DOI:10.2307/3210792