Ivories, Rock Reliefs and Merv: Studies on the Ancient Near East in Honour of Georgina Herrmann (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783963272080)

This festschrift, celebrating Georgina Herrmann's 85th birthday, encompasses 28 contributions. In accordance with significant topics of Georgina Hermann's scholarly devotion they focus on Mesopotamian studies, Sasanian reliefs and Central Asian cultures. Studies examine ivories from Ugarit, Samaria, Hasanlu, Nimrud and other Levantine, Assyrian and Syrian sites. The history of documenting Sasanian rock reliefs by travellers and scholars using photographs and drawings is dealt with as well as the illustration of Aphrodite/Venus on Sasanian luxury vessels and the Parthian coins from Merv held in the collection of the Pushkin Museum.

Author: John Curtis
ISBN-10: 3963272082
ISBN-13: 9783963272080
Publisher: Zaphon
Language: English
Published: 11/15/2022
Pages: 520
Format: Hardcover