Investigating Mesopotamian cylinder seals iconography by using artificial neural networks. The Isin-Larsa period

Irene Viaggiu

«Archeologia e Calcolatori» 2014, Supplemento 6, 243-262

Abstract

The analysis of a corpus of seals belonging to the period of Isin and Larsa, carried out through the use of the Artificial Neural Network Auto-Contractive Maps, allows us to understand the complexity of the relationship of the different elements of the visual domain and its variety. The point of view adopted here is that of reading the iconology and iconography of the so-called presentation scene by offering an interpretation that goes beyond the concept of standardised and homogeneous production without any special innovative connotations.

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