Ceramics of the Merv Oasis : recycling the city / / Gabriele Puschnigg
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| Autore: |
Puschnigg Gabriele <1966-, >
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| Titolo: |
Ceramics of the Merv Oasis : recycling the city / / Gabriele Puschnigg
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| Pubblicazione: | Walnut Creek, CA : , : Left Coast Press, , 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (262 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 939/.6 |
| Soggetto geografico: | Merv (Extinct city) History |
| Turkmenistan Antiquities | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| 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: | 1-315-43232-3 |
| 1-315-43233-1 | |
| 1-59874-797-5 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910461132403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Publications of the Institute of Archaeology, University College London. . -Ancient Merv Project.