🕵️‍♀️ Researchers in Focus
Edith Porada (1912–1994) was a renowned Austrian-American scholar of ancient West Asian art. Her analysis of 1,000+ sealings from Nuzi and her two-volume Corpus of Ancient Near Eastern Seals at the Pierpont Morgan Library refined earlier classifications and set new standards in glyptics. A true pioneer of the field.

See also her centennial volume: https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-134606

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Researchers in Focus 🔎

Dominique Collon (b. 1940) has shaped the study of ancient West Asian seals like few others. As curator at the British Museum she combined meticulous cataloguing with clear and engaging writing. Her landmark book "First Impressions" opened the field to a broad audience and remains a key reference today.

✨ With Collon, we launch our new series highlighting the scholars behind the seals.

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