Treasures from the Oxus

ISBN: 9781784537722 出版年：2017 页码：244 Massimo Vidale Bloomsbury Publishing

In history, this grand arterial 1500-mile waterway was alwanatural frontier between the northern provinces of the Iranian empires and the outer Turanian lands. It was for centuries central to Achaemenid and later Persian poweauthor shows, it has a prehistory which goes very much further back: and a succession of skilled yet still elusive Bronze Age cultures flourished hethe rise of Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BCillustrated book explores the fascinating history, art and archaeology of the region, including its primal trade in silk and foodstuffs; the mineral wealth of tits exotic myths and beliefs; and the converging tribes and peoples which led to a new stability, economic growth and urbanism. The volume contains 150 full-colour photographs of notable artefacts, including silver decorated vessels, inlaid stone pots, agate beads and 25 'Bactrian Princesses': remarkable statuettes made in chlorite and limestone. Most of these rare objects have never been seen, let alone published, before.