Animal Iconographies: Metaphor, Meaning and Identity (or <i>Why Chinese Dragons Don’t Have Wings</i>)
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Theoretical Roman Archaeology Journal
سال: 2001
ISSN: 2515-2289
DOI: 10.16995/trac2000_80_93