Silver Vessels of the Sasanian Period, Vol. 1: Royal Imagery Unknown - 1981

Metropolitan Museum of Art, published in association with Princeton University Press, 1981. hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Hardcover. Condition: VG. Autumn orange stamped cloth, 256 pp., BW illus., 38 BW plates, 7 color plates. "The subject of this volume is one class of Sasanian silver vessels, namely those with representations of the king. The aesthetic quality of these works of art and the nature of the imagery explain the great importance of the vessels for the study of Sasanian culture and history. . In this study the term 'central Sasanian' will be used to refer to those silver plates believed to have been manufactured during the period from A.D. 225 to 651 at the order or under the direction of the ruling members of the dynasty that controlled an area generally equivalent to that including present-day Iran, Iraq up to the Euphrates River, and parts of Armenia and Georgia in the Soviet Union." -… Leer más

Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1981. First printing. 4to. 256 pp. Red cloth. Near Fine. Slight wear to spine ends and corners. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine.

New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York / Princeton University Press, 1981. Hardcover. VG. Autumn orange stamped cloth, 256 pp., BW illus., 38 BW plates, 7 color plates. "The subject of this volume is one class of Sasanian silver vessels, namely those with representations of the king. The aesthetic quality of these works of art and the nature of the imagery explain the great importance of the vessels for the study of Sasanian culture and history. ... In this study the term 'central Sasanian' will be used to refer to those silver plates believed to have been manufactured during the period from A.D. 225 to 651 at the order or under the direction of the ruling members of the dynasty that controlled an area generally equivalent to that including present-day Iran, Iraq up to the Euphrates River, and parts of Armenia and Georgia in the Soviet Union." (intro) Although this book is clearly labeled as Volume One, no evidence suggests that subsequent volumes in a presumed set were published.

Metropolitan Museum of Art, published in association with Princeton University Press, 1981-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Binding clean & crisp removed from publishers shrinkwrap. Issued without dj.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Metropolitan Museum of Art, published in association with Princeton University Press, 1981-01-01. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Like New/No dust jacket as issued. Recently removed from publisher's shrink wrap. Unread, unmarked in crisp condition; sharp corners.