LEADER 02547oam 2200601I 450 001 9910790111303321 005 20230829005950.0 010 $a1-315-43231-5 010 $a1-315-43232-3 010 $a1-315-43233-1 010 $a1-59874-797-5 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315432335 035 $a(CKB)2670000000180630 035 $a(EBL)911814 035 $a(OCoLC)793166819 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000633150 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12245043 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000633150 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10620099 035 $a(PQKB)10454285 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC911814 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL911814 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10558885 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL1023961 035 $a(OCoLC)1005569724 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000180630 100 $a20180706d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCeramics of the Merv Oasis $erecycling the city /$fGabriele Puschnigg 210 1$aWalnut Creek, CA :$cLeft Coast Press,$d2006. 215 $a1 online resource (262 p.) 225 1 $aPublications of the Institute of Archaeology, University College London 225 1 $aAncient Merv Project 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-59874-225-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $apt. 1. Context and perspective -- pt. 2. Analysis -- pt. 3. Stylistic evaluation. 330 $aOur knowledge of many groups or periods has benefited from systematic ceramic analysis, however as yet the Sasanian Empire of ancient Persia (224-651 AD) has not be subjected to the same examination. Merv, an expansive ancient city located in an oasis in the Central Asian steppes, was for millennia a gateway for travelers and traders along the Silk Road between east and west. Puschnigg's detailed study of Merv's Sasanian pottery creates a benchmark for other work on this ceramic corpus. She dissects the frequency, dates, wares, and profiles of hundreds of securely excavated pieces and com 410 0$aPublications of the Institute of Archaeology, University College London.$pAncient Merv Project. 607 $aMerv (Extinct city)$xHistory 607 $aTurkmenistan$xAntiquities 676 $a939/.6 700 $aPuschnigg$b Gabriele$f1966-,$01484092 801 0$bFlBoTFG 801 1$bFlBoTFG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910790111303321 996 $aCeramics of the Merv Oasis$93702626 997 $aUNINA