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Autore: | Puschnigg Gabriele <1966-, > |
Titolo: | Ceramics of the Merv Oasis : recycling the city / / Gabriele Puschnigg |
Pubblicazione: | Walnut Creek, Calif., : Left Coast Press, c2006 |
Walnut Creek, CA : , : Left Coast Press, , 2006 | |
Edizione: | 1st ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (262 p.) |
Disciplina: | 939/.6 |
Soggetto geografico: | Merv (Extinct city) History |
Turkmenistan Antiquities | |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | pt. 1. Context and perspective -- pt. 2. Analysis -- pt. 3. Stylistic evaluation. |
Sommario/riassunto: | Our 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 |
Titolo autorizzato: | Ceramics of the Merv Oasis |
ISBN: | 1-315-43231-5 |
1-315-43232-3 | |
1-315-43233-1 | |
1-59874-797-5 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910808439303321 |
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