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Paradise Earned

- The Bacchic-Orphic Gold Lamellae of Crete

About Paradise Earned

This is a study of the twelve small gold lamellae from Crete that were tokens for entrance into a golden afterlife. The lamellae are placed within the context of a small corpus of similar texts, and published with extensive commentary on their topography, lettering and engraving, dialect and orthography, meter, chronology, and usage.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780674023796
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 384
  • Published:
  • December 31, 2006
  • Dimensions:
  • 152x228x24 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 620 g.
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Expected delivery: January 25, 2025
Extended return policy to January 30, 2025
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Description of Paradise Earned

This is a study of the twelve small gold lamellae from Crete that were tokens for entrance into a golden afterlife. The lamellae are placed within the context of a small corpus of similar texts, and published with extensive commentary on their topography, lettering and engraving, dialect and orthography, meter, chronology, and usage.

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