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Ancient Ivory: Masterpieces of the Assyrian Empire
Georgina Herrmann
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Description for Ancient Ivory: Masterpieces of the Assyrian Empire
Hardcover. A beautiful and vital document of the ancient masterpieces of ivory from the Middle East, many of which have been lost or destroyed in the recent political turmoil of the region Num Pages: 208 pages, 250 illustrations, 50 in colour. BIC Classification: 1FB; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 218. .
Ivory is a wonderful material: tactile, beautiful, workable into many different forms and the strongest in the animal kingdom. Unfortunately for the elephant, it has been highly prized from the Palaeolithic to the present day, in part by virtue of its rarity and the difficulty of acquiring it. During the early first millennium bc - the `Age of Ivory' - literally thousands of carved ivories found their way to the Assyrian capital city of Kalhu, or modern Nimrud, in northern Iraq. The majority were not made there, in the heart of ancient Assyria, but arrived as gift, tribute or booty ... Read more
Ivory is a wonderful material: tactile, beautiful, workable into many different forms and the strongest in the animal kingdom. Unfortunately for the elephant, it has been highly prized from the Palaeolithic to the present day, in part by virtue of its rarity and the difficulty of acquiring it. During the early first millennium bc - the `Age of Ivory' - literally thousands of carved ivories found their way to the Assyrian capital city of Kalhu, or modern Nimrud, in northern Iraq. The majority were not made there, in the heart of ancient Assyria, but arrived as gift, tribute or booty ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780500051917
SKU
V9780500051917
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About Georgina Herrmann
Georgina Herrmann is Honorary Professor and Emeritus Reader in Near Eastern Studies at University College London, specializing in the ivories from the Assyrian capital Nimrud. For a decade she directed the archaeological excavations at Merv, Turkmenistan, a series of medieval settlements on the Silk Road, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Reviews for Ancient Ivory: Masterpieces of the Assyrian Empire
'Beautiful ... It should certainly belong in the collection of anyone with an interest in ivories and the ancient art of the Assyrian Empire' - The Prehistoric Society 'Masterly ... Intimately familiar with the spectacular finds from the Assyrian capital of Nimrud, Georgina Herrmann brings to life the story of Near Eastern ivory carving' - Dirk Wicke, Chair of the ... Read more