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Record Nr.

UNINA9911046605803321

Autore

Ambers J

Titolo

Looted, Recovered, Returned : A Detailed Scientific and Conservation Record of a Group of Ivory and Bone Furniture Overlays Excavated at Begram, Stolen from the National Museum of Afghanistan, Privately Acquired on Behalf of Kabul, Analysed and Conserved at the British Museum and Retu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford : , : Archaeopress, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

9781784910174

1784910171

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (341 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

CartwrightCaroline

HiggittC

Disciplina

958.101

Soggetti

Afghanistan--Antiquities

Kapisa (Extinct city)

Afghanistan Antiquities

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Front cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Foreword -- Dr Omara Khan Masoudi -- Preface by the Sponsor -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: from Archaeological Discovery to Museum Display -- St J. Simpson -- The Scientific Analyses: -- Analysis of Original and Conservation Materials, Pigments and Metal Pins Associated with a Group of Ivory and Bone Plaques from Begram, Afghanistan -- Emma Passmore, Janet Ambers, Catherine Higgitt, Giovanni Verri, -- Caroline Cartwright and Duncan Hook -- The Conservation Treatments: -- Conservation of the Ivory and Bone Panels from Begram, Afghanistan -- Clare Ward and Barbara Wills -- Catalogue, Scientific Analyses and Conservation Treatment Records -- Bibliography.

Sommario/riassunto

A detailed scientific and conservation record of a group of ivory and bone furniture overlays excavated at Begram, stolen from the National Museum of Afghanistan, privately acquired on behalf of Kabul, analysed and conserved at the British Museum and returned to the National



Museum of Afghanistan in 2012.