Art And Empire: Treasures From Assyria In The British Museum
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Minor chipping to corners.
At the height of its power, the Assyrian Empire stood as one of the ancient world's most formidable civilisations — and its art tells a story of breathtaking ambition, brutal conquest, and extraordinary sophistication. Art and Empire: Treasures from Assyria in the British Museum presents a magnificent survey of Assyrian visual culture drawn from one of the world's greatest museum collections, chronicling the artistic achievements of a civilisation that dominated the Near East from the ninth to the seventh centuries BC. Edited by leading curators J.E. Curtis and J.E. Reade, the volume details iconic works — from monumental palace reliefs and colossal guardian figures to intricate ivories and finely wrought metalwork — each object a testament to the might and refinement of Assyrian kingship. Beyond the objects themselves, this authoritative catalogue argues persuasively for the centrality of Assyrian art within the broader history of world civilisation, illustrating how imperial ideology was encoded in every carved surface and sculpted form. The editors bring scholarly rigour and accessibility together in equal measure, making this an essential reference for specialists and general readers alike. With its rich visual documentation and incisive commentary, Art and Empire leaves the reader with an enduring sense of wonder — and a haunting question: what further secrets do the ruins of Nineveh still conceal?
Author: J.E. Curtis And J.E. Reade
Format: Paperback
Published: 1995, British Museum Press
Genre: Ancient history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Minor chipping to corners.
At the height of its power, the Assyrian Empire stood as one of the ancient world's most formidable civilisations — and its art tells a story of breathtaking ambition, brutal conquest, and extraordinary sophistication. Art and Empire: Treasures from Assyria in the British Museum presents a magnificent survey of Assyrian visual culture drawn from one of the world's greatest museum collections, chronicling the artistic achievements of a civilisation that dominated the Near East from the ninth to the seventh centuries BC. Edited by leading curators J.E. Curtis and J.E. Reade, the volume details iconic works — from monumental palace reliefs and colossal guardian figures to intricate ivories and finely wrought metalwork — each object a testament to the might and refinement of Assyrian kingship. Beyond the objects themselves, this authoritative catalogue argues persuasively for the centrality of Assyrian art within the broader history of world civilisation, illustrating how imperial ideology was encoded in every carved surface and sculpted form. The editors bring scholarly rigour and accessibility together in equal measure, making this an essential reference for specialists and general readers alike. With its rich visual documentation and incisive commentary, Art and Empire leaves the reader with an enduring sense of wonder — and a haunting question: what further secrets do the ruins of Nineveh still conceal?