TY  - JOUR
T1  - A Group Of Phrygıan Grave Steles From The Roman Period in The Uşak Museum
AU  - Taştemür, Emre
AU  - Küçükcan, Muradiye
AU  - Dinç, Münteha
PY  - 2025
DA  - July
Y2  - 2025
DO  - 10.26650/anar.32.1579222
JF  - Anatolian Research
PB  - Istanbul University
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 0569-9746
SP  - 224
EP  - 253
IS  - 32
LA  - en
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KW  - Usak
KW  - Figural Grave Stele
KW  - Iconography
KW  - Typology
KW  - Workshop
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