The Cyrus cylinder and ancient Persia : a new beginning for the Middle East /

The Cyrus cylinder and ancient Persia : a new beginning for the Middle East /

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Main Author: Curtis, John, 1946- (Author)

Corporate Authors: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (Smithsonian Institution), Asian Art Museum of San Francisco., J. Paul Getty Museum., Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

Other Authors: Finkel, Irving L., Macgregor, Neil, 1946-

Format: Book

Language: English
Akkadian

Published: London : British Museum Press, 2013.

Subjects:

Cyrus, > the Great, King of Persia, > -530 B.C. or 529 B. C. > Manuscripts > Exhibitions.
Art, Achaemenid > Exhibitions.
Cuneiform inscriptions, Akkadian > Exhibitions.
Iran > Antiquities > Exhibitions.
Iran > Civilization > To 640 > Exhibitions.
Iran > History > To 640 > Exhibitions.

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Call Number: DS282 .C87 2013

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Item Description:"This book is published to accompany the touring exhibition, "The Cyrus Cylinder and Ancient Persia" at Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C. 9 March-28 April 2013 ; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 3 May-14 June 2013 ; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 20 June-4 August 2013; Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, 9 August-22 September 2013 ; and J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa, Los Angeles, 2 October-2 December 2013." -- T.p. verso
English translation of the Cyrus Cylinder text : pages 42-43.
Physical Description:144 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 28 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 142-144).
ISBN:9780714111872
Finding Aid:Omnia