The art of Elam, ca. 4200-525 BC /
The Art of Elam ca. 4200-525 BC offers a view of, and a critical reflection on, the art history of one of the world's first and least-known civilizations, illuminating a significant chapter of our human past. Not unlike a gallery of historical paintings, this comprehensive treatment of the rich...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2020.
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| Summary: | The Art of Elam ca. 4200-525 BC offers a view of, and a critical reflection on, the art history of one of the world's first and least-known civilizations, illuminating a significant chapter of our human past. Not unlike a gallery of historical paintings, this comprehensive treatment of the rich heritage of ancient Iran showcases a visual trail of the evolution of human society, with all its leaps and turns, from its origins in the earliest villages of southwest Iran at around 4200 BC to the rise of the Achaemenid Persian empire in ca. 525 BC. Richly illustrated with 1450 photographs, 190 line drawings and digital reconstructions of hundreds of artefacts, some of which have never before been published, The Art of Elam goes beyond formal and thematic boundaries to emphasize the religious, political and social contexts in which art was created and functioned. Such a magisterial study of Elamite art has never been written making The Art of Elam ca. 4200-525 BC a groundbreaking publication essential to all students of ancient art and to our current understanding of the civilizations of the ancient Near East. |
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| Physical Description: | xlii, 540 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 502-532) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780415814744 041581474X |