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On art in the ancient Near East. Volume I, Of the First Millennium B.C.E. /
Winter (art history, Harvard University) presents fifteen essays that were published over a thirty-five year period on the art of the Assyrian empire, North Syria and the Phoenicians from the third to the first millennium B.C.E. She emphasizes the importance of seeing the artifacts as part of the wh...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2010.
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| Colección: | Culture and history of the ancient Near East ;
v. 34.1. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Winter (art history, Harvard University) presents fifteen essays that were published over a thirty-five year period on the art of the Assyrian empire, North Syria and the Phoenicians from the third to the first millennium B.C.E. She emphasizes the importance of seeing the artifacts as part of the whole of the culture, to be studied along with archaeological and literary information. The first group of articles focuses on Assyrian relief carvings, often on mythical or historical subjects. The second covers luxury goods of bronze and ivory, which are looked at in terms of art and trade with outs. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 639 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9789047425847 9047425847 |