London; New York: I.B. Tauris, 2017. — 234 p. In history, this grand arterial 1500-mile waterway was always seen as the natural frontier between the northern provinces of the Iranian empires and the outer Turanian lands. It was for centuries central to Achaemenid and later Persian power. But, as the author shows, it has a prehistory which goes very much further back: and a...
Yale University Press, 2021. — 272 p. This richly illustrated book explores the art of ancient Iran and Central Asia between the 5th and 2nd millenniums BC, a time that proved to be one of the region’s most prolific periods. Over this period, the first cities arise, strengthen their power and multiply, and undergo continuous innovation. To serve this new world, items are...
University of Chicago Press, 1963. — 282 p. — ISBN: 0-226-32397-8 Cuneiform records made some three thousand years ago are the basis for this essay on the ideas of death and the afterlife and the story of the flood which were current among the ancient peoples of the Tigro-Euphrates Valley. With the same careful scholarship shown in his previous volume, The Babylonian Genesis,...
British Museum Press, 2008. — 150 p. Between the ninth and seventh centuries BC, the small kingdom of Assyria in northern Iraq expanded to dominate the region from Egypt to Iran. The power of the Assyrian kings was reflected in a series of magnificent palaces in which the walls of principal rooms and courtyards were lined with huge panels of alabaster carved with images of the...
Cambridge University Press, 2012. — 286 p. This book examines the sculptures created during the Early Dynastic period (2900–2350 BC) of Sumer, a region corresponding to present-day southern Iraq. Featured almost exclusively in temple complexes, some 550 Early Dynastic stone statues of human figures carved in an abstract style have survived. Chronicling the intellectual history...
Ленинград: Государственный Эрмитаж, 1941. — 144 с.; ил. — (История искусства Древнего Востока. Том I. Древний Египет. Выпуск II). Настоящий выпуск посвящен искусству Древнего Египта XXI—XIX веков до х. э., т. е. времени, известному в науке под именем Среднего царства. Этот период, отличающийся высоким подъемом и расцветом египетской культуры, в истории искусства Египта...
Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten, 2020. — 663 p. — (Achaemenid history 16). This volume in honour of Margaret Cool Root gathers seventeen contributions on Achaemenid Persian art, ranging from the European re-discovery of Persepolis, via Achaemenid glyphic art, evidence of polychrome sculpture, and Achaemenid impact in the satrapies, to possible reflections of...
Ленинград: Государственный Эрмитаж, 1941. — 144 с.; ил. — (История искусства Древнего Востока. Том I. Древний Египет. Выпуск II). Введение. Искусство XXI века до х. з. Придворная скульптура XX века до х. э. Местные школы XX века. Скульптура. Местные школы XX века. Рельеф и стенная роспись. Скульптура XIX века до х. з. Архитектура XX-XIX веков до х. з. Перечень таблиц. Перечень...
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 2021. — 568 p. This volume assembles leading Near Eastern art historians, archaeologists, and philologists to examine and apply critical contemporary approaches to the arts and artifacts of the ancient Near East. The contributions in the volume, which include a comprehensive first chapter by the editor and...
Cambridge University Press, 2023. — 324 p. In this volume, Alexander Nagel investigates the use of polychromy in the art and architecture of ancient Iran. Focusing on Persepolis, he explores the topic within the context of the modern historiography of Achaemenid art and the scientific investigation of a range of works and monuments in Iran and in museums around the world....
Abbeville Press, 2007. — 263 p. The history of the area now known as Iran, but often still referred to as Persia, spans millennia, boasting a rich and complex artistic and cultural legacy. Populated since prehistoric times, thus making it one of the most dynamic areas of Islamic civilization, this region was home to the world’s first powerful empire (lead by Cyrus the Great...
Thames & Hudson, 2017. — 359 p. A new and authoritative survey of the momentous and influential developments in the art and architecture of ancient Mesopotamia from 8000 BCE to the arrival of Islam in 636 CE. In this fascinating and compelling book, Zainab Bahrani introduces readers to the spectacular images and monuments of this region of the Near East, covering modern Iraq,...
М.: Водолей Publishers, 2007. — 464 с. — ISBN 978-5-902312-32-1. В своей новой книге доктор исторических наук, лауреат Государственной премии, ведущий научный сотрудник Отдела Востока Государственного Эрмитажа В. К. Афанасьева на материалах изобразительности и литературы Древнего Двуречья стремится проследить пути человеческой мысли в области расширения границ восприятия....
Aix Marseille Université, 2018. — 358 p. The study of women representations on works of art from Sasanid Iran (224-651 CE) has not only meant a tremendous challenge subject but also a source of pleasure and curiosity. During the four Sassanid centuries, the female representations on silver vessels have increased especially at the end of this period. The relevant iconography on...
Paris: Hachette, 1890. — 928 p., 12 l. of plates (2 folded, 1 double) : ill., plans. Contenant 537 gravures dessinées d'après les originaux ou d'après les documents les plus authentiques.
Paris: Hachette, 1890. — 928 p., 12 l. of plates (2 folded, 1 double) : ill., plans. Contenant 537 gravures dessinées d'après les originaux ou d'après les documents les plus authentiques.
Paris: Hachette, 1890. — 928 p., 12 l. of plates (2 folded, 1 double) : ill., plans. Contenant 537 gravures dessinées d'après les originaux ou d'après les documents les plus authentiques.
Paris: Hachette, 1890. — 928 p., 12 l. of plates (2 folded, 1 double) : ill., plans. Contenant 537 gravures dessinées d'après les originaux ou d'après les documents les plus authentiques.