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Nubia : ancient kingdoms of Africa : [exhibition] March 11, 2011-June 12, 2011 /
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"The exhibition ... was organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Supplemental material was loaned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art specially for the ISAW presentation" -- Colophon.
Exhibtion held at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University, March 11-June 12, 2011. :
59 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 25 cm. :
Bibliography : page 58. :
0615481027
9780615481029
Masterpieces from the Department of Islamic Art in the Metropolitan Museum of Art /
: Published in conjunction with the reopening of the Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia on November 1, 2011. : xiii, 431 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 29 cm. : Includes bibliographical references and index. : 9781588394347
Islamic arms and armor in the Metropolitan Museum of Art /
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"From its origins in the 7th century, armor and weaponry were central to Islamic culture not only as a means of conquest and the spread of faith, but also as symbols of status, wealth, and power. More than 120 exceptional examples from the renowned collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art are presented in detail to demonstrate the remarkable craftsmanship and beauty of Islamic arms and armor. These diverse objects, which have never been catalogued or published in detail, span ten centuries and represent nearly every Islamic culture, from Spain to the Caucasus. Among these masterpieces are rare early works, such as the oldest documented Islamic sword, and fine examples of decorated helmets and body armor from late-15th-century Iran and Anatolia. Also included are lavish gem-studded weapons from royal courts in the Ottoman world and India. Each piece is handsomely photographed, with a detailed discussion of its technical, historical, and artistic importance. Made by master artisans in conjunction with leading designers, goldsmiths, and jewelers, these stunning objects demonstrate how utilitarian military equipment could be transformed into striking and extravagant works of art."--YaleBooks website.
"Armor and weaponry were central to Islamic culture not only as a means of conquest and the spread of the faith, but also as symbols of status, wealth, and power. The finest arms were made by master craftsmen working with the leading designers, goldsmiths, and jewelers, whose work transformed utilitarian military equipment into courtly works of art. This book reveals the diversity and artistic quality of one of the most important and encyclopedic collections of its kind in the West. The Metropolitan Museum's holdings span ten centuries and include representative pieces from almost every Islamic culture from Spain to the Caucasus. Presenting 126 objects, each handsomely photographed and richly documented with a detailed description of discussion of its technical, historical, and artistic importance, this overview of the Met's holdings is supplemented by an introductory essay on the formation of the collection, and appendixes on iconography and on Turkman-style armor."--Publisher's description.
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xii, 336 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 32 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references (pages 312-329) and index. :
1588395707
9781588395702
Pottery from the University of California, Berkeley excavations in the area of the Maški Gate (MG22), Nineveh, 1989-1990 /
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This work presents the pottery from the UC Berkeley excavations in 1989 and 1990. Nineveh is one of the longest occupied cities in the world, with a record of habitation extending back to at least the middle of the 7th millennium BC, continuing in an almost uninterrupted sequence through today. It was one of the major urban centres in which the fundamental features of modern civilisation first emerged. Its political and religious significance - particularly during its apogee as the capital of the Assyrian Empire in the late 8th and 7th centuries BC - secured its status as a legendary metropolis in history and literature.
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Also issued in print: 2022. :
1 online resource (154 pages) : illustrations (black and white) :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9781803272160 (PDF ebook) :
Invisible connections : an archaeometallurgical analysis of the Bronze Age metalwork from the Egyptian Museum of the University of Leipzig /
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The Egyptian Museum of the University of Leipzig has the largest university collection of ancient Egyptian artefacts in Germany. This volume presents an analysis of 86 of these artefacts using a range of archaeometallurgical methods in order to provide a diachronic sample of Bronze Age Egyptian copper alloy metalwork from Dynasty 1 to Dynasty 19.
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Also issued in print: 2020. :
1 online resource (200 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour). :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9781789697414 (PDF ebook) :
The art of medicine in ancient Egypt /
: "This volume has been published in conjunction with the exhibition "The art of medicine in ancient Egypt," held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from September 13, 2005, to January 15, 2006." : 115 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm. : Includes bibliographical references. : 1588391701 : wafaa.lib.