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French archaeologist (1877–1957)
Roland de Mecquenem
Earthenware cup with metallic lustre and opaque glaze, overglaze painted, 9th century excavated by Roland de Mecquenem in Susa, 1921.
Born 1877 Died 1957 Nationality French Occupation archaeologist Known for Discovering first known envelope[
citation needed ]
Roland de Mecquenem (20 August 1877 – 1957) was a French
archaeologist who took part in the excavations of
Susa in
Iran .
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He was a graduate of the
École des Mines .
From 1913 to 1946 he was the director of excavations of the Mission Archéologique de Susiane at Susa. In 1935 he discovered the ancient
Elamite complex at
Chogha Zanbil . In Persia he excavated numerous artifacts, many of which were sent to the
Louvre in Paris.
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Selected works
Céramique peinte de Suze et petits monuments de l'époque archaïque (with
Edmond Pottier ). 1912.
Mission en Susiane (with
Jean-Vincent Scheil ) 1935.
Archéologie susienne , 1943-47.
Recherches à Tchogha Zembil , 1953.
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A bust thought to be of
Queen Musa , now in the
National Museum of Iran , excavated by de Mecquenem in
Susa in 1939.
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See also
References
^ Martinez-Sève, Laurianne (January 6, 2005).
"Mecquenem, Roland de" . Encyclopaedia Iranica, Online Edition . Retrieved August 14, 2011 .
^ Piotr Bienkowski; Alan Ralph Millard, eds. (2000).
Dictionary of the Ancient Near East . p. 73.
ISBN
0812235576 . Retrieved August 14, 2011 .
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Roland de Mecquenem (1877-1957) data.bnf.fr
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Dictionary of the Ancient Near East by Piotr Bienkowski, Alan Millard
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Mecquenem, Roland de Encyclopaedia Iranica
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IDREF.fr bibliography
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Franz Cumont , "
Portrait d'une reine parthe trouvé à Suse ", in Comptes rendus des séances de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres , Année 1939, 83-3, pp. 330–341.
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