Snakes, Scorpions and other Creepy, Crawling Creatures. Animals appliqués on the Pottery from ed-Dur (Umm al-Qaiwain, U.A.E.)
Abstract
Recent excavations at ed-Dur have produced a small number of sherds from large Black ware storage jars decorated with low relief snakes and scorpions. Based on the characteristics of these finds and data from written sources, the author offers an interpretation on different levels of these appliqués and an assessment of the role of these animals in the beliefs and religious ideas of late Pre-Islamic communities in southeastern Arabia.
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Rutten, K., (2008) “Snakes, Scorpions and other Creepy, Crawling Creatures. Animals appliqués on the Pottery from ed-Dur (Umm al-Qaiwain, U.A.E.)”, Akkadica 129(2), 203–219. doi: https://doi.org/10.21825/akkadica.99582
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