Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Table of Contents v
3. List of Plates and Tables ix
4. Preface xv
5. Acknowledgments xix
6. Abbreviations xxiii
7. Chapter 1. Introduction 1
8. Chapter 2. Raw Materials and their Origins 7
9. Chapter 3. Workshops and the Manufacture of Seals 23
10. Chapter 4. Recuts 41
11. Chapter 5. Typology of Inscriptions 51
12. Chapter 6. Trade 61
13. Chapter 7. The Significance of Cylinder Seals 67
14. Chapter 8. Analyzing the Data 81
15. Appendices 97
16. Plates and Tables 205
17. Bibliography 253
18. Index 261