{"product_id":"the-lost-chalice-vernon-silver-9780061558290","title":"The Lost Chalice: The Real-Life Chase for One of the World's Rarest Masterpieces--A Priceless 2,500-Year-Old Artifact Depicting the Fall","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A riveting story of tomb robbers and antiquities smugglers, high-stakes auctioneers and the princely chiefs of the world's most prestigious museums....A terrific read, from start to finish.\"\u003cbr\u003e--James L. Swanson, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of \u003cem\u003eManhunt\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn Oxford-trained archaeologist and award-winning journalist based in Rome, Vernon Silver brings us \u003cem\u003eThe Lost Chalice, \u003c\/em\u003ethe electrifying true story of the race to secure a priceless, 2,500-year-old cup depicting the fall of Troy--a lost treasure crafted by Euphronios, an artist widely considered \"the Leonardo Da Vinci of ancient Greece.\" A gripping, real life mystery, \u003cem\u003eThe Lost Chalice \u003c\/em\u003egives readers a behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of great museums and antiquities collections--exposing a world of greed, backstabbing, and double-dealing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vernon Silver\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 006155829X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061558290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William Morrow \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/29\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.34w x 0.91d","brand":"Vernon Silver","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44616332214527,"sku":"9780061558290","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fcb314b0-bb97-4d76-ad4d-378e17b5a4ce.jpg?v=1703019761","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-lost-chalice-vernon-silver-9780061558290","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}