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Party like a Sumerian : Reinterpreting the 'sceptres' from the Maikop kurgan. / Trifonov, Viktor; Petrov, Denis; Savelieva, Larisa.

в: Antiquity, Том 96, № 385, 07.02.2022, стр. 67-84.

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Trifonov, Viktor ; Petrov, Denis ; Savelieva, Larisa. / Party like a Sumerian : Reinterpreting the 'sceptres' from the Maikop kurgan. в: Antiquity. 2022 ; Том 96, № 385. стр. 67-84.

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