Pittman, Holly

Contributed to

Mesopotamian intraregional relations reflected through glyphic evidence in the Late Chalcolithic 1-5 periods
essay 2001

Summary: Holly Pittman is a Near Eastern art historian and archaeologist, and an expert in Near Eastern glyptic art. She is the Bok Family Professor in the Humanities and a Professor in the History of Art Department of the University of Pennsylvania and serves as a curator in the Near East Section of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Before joining the University of Pennsylvania, she was a curator of Ancient Near Eastern Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art from 1974 to 1989. Since 1972, she has conducted archaeological excavations throughout the Middle East, including projects in Syria, Turkey, Cyprus, Iran, and Iraq. In 2019 she began directing new excavations at the site of Lagash in southern Iraq. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Female [1][3][4][5][6]; Unknown [2]
Born: 1947 [2]; 1947-12-13 [6]
Country: United States [2]
Language: English [3]
Occupation: archaeologist [6]
Profession: Kunsthistorikerin [2]
Employer: University of Pennsylvania [6]

Sources: 1. VIAF; 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany); 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France; 4. Library of Congress; 5. National Library of Korea; 6. Wikidata

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