Treasures From The Oxus
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Treasures from the Oxus
Author | : Massimo Vidale |
Publsiher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 2017-06-21 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9781838609764 |
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In 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.
The Treasure of the Oxus
Author | : Ormonde Maddock Dalton |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 218 |
Release | : 1905 |
Genre | : Amu Darya |
ISBN | : HARVARD:FL2JPX |
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Franks Bequest
Author | : British Museum Dept of British and,Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks,Ormonde Maddock Dalton |
Publsiher | : Legare Street Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2023-07-18 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : 1021557099 |
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Explore the ancient world with this fascinating book about the treasures of the Oxus, bequeathed to the British Museum by Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks. This book features stunning photographs and detailed descriptions of these priceless treasures, shedding light on the art and culture of ancient Persia and India. Written by the British Museum, Ormonde Maddock Dalton, and Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks, this book is a must-have for anyone interested in the ancient world. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Archaeology Artifacts and Antiquities of the Ancient Near East
Author | : Oscar White Muscarella |
Publsiher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 1094 |
Release | : 2013-06-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9789004236691 |
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Archaeology, Artifacts and Antiquities of the Ancient Near East follows the evolution of the author’s scholarly work and interests and is divided into several categories of interrelated fields. The first part deals primarily with excavations and associated artifacts, issues in ancient geography and the identification of ancient sites in northwest Iran, the author’s research involving the culture and chronology of the Phrygian capital at Gordion in Anatolia, and the chronology and Iranian cultural relations of a site in the Emirate of Sharjah. Part two is wide-ranging and includes chapters on Aegean and ancient Near Eastern cultural and political interconnections, the role of fibulae in revealing cultural and chronological matters, and the gender-determined usage of parasols and their recognition in excavated contexts. There are also articles specifically concerned with “Plunder Culture” and the forgery of both objects and their alleged proveniences. "At 1,088 pages, this volume provides a wonderful sample– chosen by Muscarella himself – of forty papers spanning the author’s career and many interests...This volume is so rich that it contains something for everyone." D.T. Potts, NYU, Bibliotheca Orientalis lxxIII n° 3-4, mei-augustus 2016
The Oxus Treasure
Author | : John Curtis |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Amu Darya Valley |
ISBN | : 0714150797 |
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In May 1880 Captain F.C. Burton, a British political officer in Afghanistan, rescued a group of merchants who had been captured by bandits while travelling between Kabul and Peshawar. With them was a rich and impressive collection of gold and silver objects dating back to the fifth and fourth centuries BC. From the banks of the River Oxus, the entire hoard was, in due course, bequeathed to the British Museum. Consisting of around 170 objects, including vessels, a gold scabbard, armlets, coins and much more, the collection is an example of ancient goldsmithery at its very best. With exciting and descriptive insight placing the treasure into historical and cultural context, this book takes a closer look at the individual wonders that make up the Oxus Treasure one of the British Museums most celebrated and cherished collections.
Forgotten Empire
Author | : Béatrice André-Salvini |
Publsiher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Achaemenid dynasty |
ISBN | : 9780520247314 |
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A richly-illustrated and important book that traces the rise and fall of one of the ancient world's largest and richest empires.
Treasures of the Great Silk Road
Author | : Edgar Knobloch |
Publsiher | : The History Press |
Total Pages | : 403 |
Release | : 2012-05-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780752497921 |
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Turkestan – the great landmass of Central Asia and Western China – is an intriguing meeting point of civilizations. Four major invasions – Greek, Arab, Mongol and Russian – together with Persian, Turkic and Chinese cultural influences, have made their mark on this vast and sometime forbidding region. The Great Silk Road ran to the West through it, while nomad and urban peoples combined over the centuries to produce a cultural flowering under Timur and his successors in the late medieval and early modern periods, through a rich profusion of artistic and architectural styles and ornament. In this comprehensive account of the culture and history of Central Asia, Edgar Knobloch describes the main centres of our human civilization. He spices the text with quotations from the works of contemporary travellers, while providing an expert’s commentary on the archaeological, architectural and decorative features of the sites he describes. The stunning and evocative photographs are supplemented by numerous maps, incorporating the recent developments in the region’s borders and frontiers. With up-to-date information on borders, check points and visas, Treasures of the Great Silk Road should appeal not only to scholars and those interested in the great cultural heritage of this region, but also to travellers to the region.
Secrets of the World s Undiscovered Treasures
Author | : Patricia Fanthorpe |
Publsiher | : Dundurn |
Total Pages | : 242 |
Release | : 2009-03-23 |
Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | : 9781770703841 |
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Treasures of many kinds still lie hidden below crumbling castles and ruined monasteries; in macabre tombs; in subterranean labyrinths and sinister caverns. Many sunken treasures lie beneath the seas, oceans and lakes of the world. Vast stores of pirate gold are still hidden on many a real life treasure island such as Oak Island at Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia. Many treasures were looted, hidden and lost after the two World Wars - Hermann Goering, for example, one of most powerful leaders of Nazi Germany, is strongly suspected of hiding huge treasures at Veldenstein and Lake Zeller. This fascinating, expertly researched book brilliantly reveals all these unsolved mysteries. The final section covers useful ideas for treasure-seekers: the study of old maps and charts; coded messages; secret symbols; and intensive research into the lives and locations of those people through out history who probably in all certainty, had treasure to hide.