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Art of The First Cities: The Third Millennium B.C. from The Mediterranean to The Indus (Record no. 46947)

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Date 2003
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International Standard Book Number 1588390438
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International Standard Book Number 1588390446
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International Standard Book Number 0300098839
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International Standard Book Number 9781588390431
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Language of cataloging eng
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Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng
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Title Art of The First Cities: The Third Millennium B.C. from The Mediterranean to The Indus
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Place of publication, distribution, etc USA
Name of publisher, distributor, etc The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2003
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Place of publication, distribution, etc UK
Name of publisher, distributor, etc The Yale University Press
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2003
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Extent xxiv, 540
Other physical details illustrations (chiefly color), 1 map
Dimensions 31 cm
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General note Catalog of an exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, May 8-Aug. 17, 2003
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General note Exhibition title: Art of the first cities : the third millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus
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Summary, etc Our civilization is rooted in the forms and innovations of societies that flourished more than six thousand years ago in distant lands of western Asia, extending from Egypt to India. The earliest of these societies was in the region known to the ancients as Mesopotamia, which occupies what is today Iraq, northeastern Syria, and southeastern Turkey. In Mesopotamia arose the first cities, and here urban institutions were invented and evolved. Writing was invented, monumental architecture in the form of temples and palaces were created, and the visual arts flowered in the service of religion and royalty. These extraordinary innovations profoundly affected surrounding areas in Anatolia, Syria-Levant, Iran, and the Gulf. Mesopotamia was influenced in turn by these outlying regions, for as networks of trade emerged they encouraged cultural exchange. This publication explores the artistic achievements of the era of the first cities in both the Mesopotamian heartland and across the expanse of western Asia. More than fifty experts in the field have contributed entries on individual works of art and essays covering a wide range of subjects. Among the objects presented are many that display the pure style of Mesopotamia, others from outlying regions that adapt from Mesopotamian models a corpus of forms and images, and still others that embody vital regional styles. Included are reliefs celebrating the accomplishments of kings and the pastimes of the elite; votive statues representing royal and other privileged persons; animal sculptures; and spectacular jewelry, musical instruments, and games found in tombs where kings, queens, and their servants were buried. -- Metropolitan Museum of Art website
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Language of a work English
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Art, Ancient
Geographic subdivision Middle East
Form subdivision Exhibitions
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Civilization, Ancient
Form subdivision Exhibitions
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Cities and towns, Ancient
Geographic subdivision Middle East
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element General
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Personal name Joan Aruz
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Personal name Ronald Wallenfels
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Item type Book
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Item part G611
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27/12/2021 Pri | G611 62933 27/12/2021 Book   27/12/2021 Private | Donated Collection Central Papal Library Central Papal Library