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The Sphero-conical Vessel: A Difficult Interpretation between Historical Sources and Archaeology

Issue: Vol 3 No. 2 (2016) The Sphero-conical vessel: Name, object and usage

Journal: Journal of Islamic Archaeology

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DOI: 10.1558/jia.v3i2.32823

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Author: Stéphane Pradines

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