The Treasure of the Oxus ... Third Edition
Author: British Museum. Department of British and Mediaeval Antiquities
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Published: 1964
Total Pages: 75
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Author: British Museum. Department of British and Mediaeval Antiquities
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Published: 1964
Total Pages: 75
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Published: 1964
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Massimo Vidale
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2017-06-21
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 1838609768
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn history, this grand arterial 1500-mile waterway was always seen as the natural frontier between the northern provinces of the Iranian empires and the outer Turanian lands. It was for centuries central to Achaemenid and later Persian power. But, as the author shows, it has a prehistory which goes very much further back: and a succession of skilled yet still elusive Bronze Age cultures flourished here well before the rise of Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BCE. This richly illustrated book explores the fascinating history, art and archaeology of the region, including its primal trade in silk and foodstuffs; the mineral wealth of the Oxus basin; its exotic myths and beliefs; and the converging tribes and peoples which led to a new stability, economic growth and urbanism. The volume contains 150 full-colour photographs of notable artefacts, including silver decorated vessels, inlaid stone pots, agate beads and 25 'Bactrian Princesses': remarkable statuettes made in chlorite and limestone. Most of these rare objects have never been seen, let alone published, before.
Author: Peter Roger Stuart Moorey
Publisher: Eisenbrauns
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 456
ISBN-13: 9781575060422
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is the first systematic attempt to survey in detail the archaeological evidence for the crafts and craftsmanship of the Sumerians, Babylonians, and Assyrians in ancient Mesopotamia, covering the period ca. 8000-300 B.C.E. As creators of some of the earliest farming and urban communities known to us, these people were among the first pioneers of many crafts and skills that remain fundamental to modern ways of life. Many of the raw materials for crafts had to be imported from outside the river valley of the Tigris and Euphrates, providing an unusually sensitive indicator of the commercial and cultural contacts of Mesopotamia. In this book, Dr. Moorey reviews briefly the textual evidence, and then goes on to examine in detail the material evidence for a wide range of crafts using stones, both common and ornamental, animal products--from hippopotamus ivory to ostrich egg-shells--ceramics, glazed materials and glass, metals, and building materials. With a comprehensive bibliography, this will be a key work of reference for archaeologists and those interested in the early history of crafts and technology, as well as for specialist historians of the ancient Near East.
Author: Michael Pfrommer
Publisher: Getty Publications
Published: 1993-05-20
Total Pages: 262
ISBN-13: 0892362189
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis heavily illustrated catalogue is devoted to the Museum’s collection of silver and gold from the Hellenized East—one of the largest yet assembled. Among the objects included are rhyta, bowls, cups, jewelry, and decorative gold and silver ornaments for horse bridles and clothing. In an extensive introduction, the author dates the various groups of objects and places them within a wider cultural and archaeological context, providing a detailed stylistic analysis of the ornamental motifs of many pieces. Of particular importance is the inclusion of illustrations of some 50 little-known comparative objects as well as extensive bibliographic references.
Author: I. Gershevitch
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1985-06-06
Total Pages: 1030
ISBN-13: 9780521200912
DOWNLOAD EBOOKVolume 2 covers the period from the formation of the first multi-national empire to Alexander's conquest.
Author: Richard Ettinghausen
Publisher: Brill Archive
Published: 1972
Total Pages: 114
ISBN-13: 9789004035096
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Published: 1926
Total Pages: 416
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