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Ceramics of the Merv Oasis : recycling the city / Gabriele Puschnigg.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Puschnigg, Gabriele, 1966- author.
- Series:
- Publications of the Institute of Archaeology, University College London. Ancient Merv Project.
- Publications of the Institute of Archaeology, University College London
- Ancient Merv Project
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Merv (Extinct city)--History.
- Merv (Extinct city).
- Turkmenistan--Antiquities.
- Turkmenistan.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (262 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Walnut Creek, CA : Left Coast Press, 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Our knowledge of many groups or periods has benefited from systematic ceramic analysis, however as yet the Sasanian Empire of ancient Persia (224-651 AD) has not be subjected to the same examination. Merv, an expansive ancient city located in an oasis in the Central Asian steppes, was for millennia a gateway for travelers and traders along the Silk Road between east and west. Puschnigg's detailed study of Merv's Sasanian pottery creates a benchmark for other work on this ceramic corpus. She dissects the frequency, dates, wares, and profiles of hundreds of securely excavated pieces and com
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Context and perspective
- pt. 2. Analysis
- pt. 3. Stylistic evaluation.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-315-43231-5
- 1-315-43232-3
- 1-315-43233-1
- 1-59874-797-5
- 9781315432335
- OCLC:
- 793166819
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