The Royal City of Susa Ancient Near Eastern Treasures in the Louvre Tapa blanda - 1992

Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1992. Oversized Paperback. Very Good. Very solid overall, pages tight and unmarked. Mild denting to top left corner/spine head. International shipping will require additional postage due to bulk.

Good. Good+ condition with minor wear; inside clean with no markings or writing. Nice copy, satisfaction guaranteed.

New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1992. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art/Harry Abrams, 1992. First edition to accompany exhibition of French excavations, now at the Louvre and on loan to the Met. 4to. 316 pp. Lavishly illustrated in color with index and bibliography. The ancient city of Susa (biblical Shushan) lay at the edge of the Iranian plateau, not far from the great cities of Mesopotamia. A strategically located and vital center, Susa absorbed diverse influences and underwent great political fluctuations during the several thousand years of its history. When French archaeologists began to excavate its site in the nineteenth century, the astonishing abundance of finds greatly expanded our understanding of the ancient Near East. The artifacts were taken to Paris through diplomatic agreement and became a centerpiece of the Louvre's great collection of Near Eastern antiquities. These works are rarely loaned, but a remarkable selection that includes many undisputed masterpieces, brought… Leer más

Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1992-11. Paperback. Good.