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This article was downloaded by: [Dennys Frenez]On: 11 October 2012, At: 07:14Publisher: RoutledgeInforma Ltd Registered in England and Wales Registered Number: 1072954 Registered office: Mortimer House,37-41 Mortimer Street, London W1T 3JH, UK

South Asian StudiesPublication details, including instructions for authors and subscription information:http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rsas20

Harappan Chimaeras as ‘Symbolic Hypertexts’. Some

Thoughts on Plato, Chimaera and the Indus Civilization

Dennys Frenez a & Massimo Vidale b

a Department of Archaeology, University of Bologna, Casa Traversari, Via San Vitale 28/30,48121, Ravenna, Italyb Department of Cultural Heritage, University of Padua, Palazzo del Liviano, PiazzaCapitaniato 7, 35139, Padova, Italy

Version of record first published: 11 Oct 2012.

To cite this article: Dennys Frenez & Massimo Vidale (2012): Harappan Chimaeras as ‘Symbolic Hypertexts’. Some Thoughtson Plato, Chimaera and the Indus Civilization, South Asian Studies, 28:2, 107-130

To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02666030.2012.725578

PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR ARTICLE

Full terms and conditions of use: http://www.tandfonline.com/page/terms-and-conditions

This article may be used for research, teaching, and private study purposes. Any substantial or systematicreproduction, redistribution, reselling, loan, sub-licensing, systematic supply, or distribution in any form toanyone is expressly forbidden.

The publisher does not give any warranty express or implied or make any representation that the contentswill be complete or accurate or up to date. The accuracy of any instructions, formulae, and drug doses shouldbe independently verified with primary sources. The publisher shall not be liable for any loss, actions, claims,proceedings, demand, or costs or damages whatsoever or howsoever caused arising directly or indirectly inconnection with or arising out of the use of this material.

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