The Royal City of Susa: Ancient Near Eastern Treasures in the Louvre by Harper, Prudence Oliver; Aruz, Joan - 1993

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Metropolitan Museum of Art. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to. 316 pp. We specialize in fine books in collectible condition. Orders are professionaly packaged and shipped promptly. P2 .

Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1993. hardcover. Like New. 9x1x11. Hardcover with dust jacket. Book is in excellent condition, text is unmarked and pages are tight.

New York: Metropolian Museum of Art, 1992. Hardcover. VG/VG. Eggplant cloth wraps with gilt spine lettering. Glossy green and color-illustrated dust jacket with white lettering. xix, 316 pp. BW and some color illustrations. The ancient city of Susa (biblical Shushan) lay at the edge of the Iranian plateau, not far from the great cities of Mesopotamia. A strategically located and vital center, Susa absorbed diverse influences and underwent great political fluctuations during the several thousand years of its history. When French archaeologists began to excavate its site in the nineteenth century, the astonishing abundance of finds greatly expanded our understanding of the ancient Near East. The artifacts were taken to Paris through diplomatic agreement and became a centerpiece of the Louvre's great collection of Near Eastern antiquities. These works are rarely loaned, but a remarkable selection that includes many undisputed masterpieces, brought to The Metropolitan Museum of Art for exhibition, is… Read More

Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1993. hardcover. Good. 9x1x11. Used - good - a sound useful copy - dust jacket shows slight use wear - no internal markings or names.

New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art; Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1992. Cloth, xix, 316 pages, illustrations (some colour); 29 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. "The ancient city of Susa (biblical Shushan) lay at the edge of the Iranian plateau, not far from the great cities of Mesopotamia. A strategically located and vital center, Susa absorbed diverse influences and underwent great political fluctuations during the several thousand years of its history. When French archaeologists began to excavate its site in the nineteenth century, the astonishing abundance of finds greatly expanded our understanding of the ancient Near East. The artifacts were taken to Paris through diplomatic agreement and became a centerpiece of the Louvre's great collection of Near Eastern antiquities. These works are rarely loaned, but a remarkable selection that includes… Read More

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Metropolitan Museum of Art. Used - Very Good. 1993. Hardcover. Cloth, dj. Minor shelf wear. Very Good. (Subject: Ancient & Classical Studies).

New York: Metropolian Museum of Art, 1992. Softcover. VG. Green and illustrated wraps, 316 pp. BW and some color illustrations. The ancient city of Susa (biblical Shushan) lay at the edge of the Iranian plateau, not far from the great cities of Mesopotamia. A strategically located and vital center, Susa absorbed diverse influences and underwent great political fluctuations during the several thousand years of its history. When French archaeologists began to excavate its site in the nineteenth century, the astonishing abundance of finds greatly expanded our understanding of the ancient Near East. The artifacts were taken to Paris through diplomatic agreement and became a centerpiece of the Louvre's great collection of Near Eastern antiquities. These works are rarely loaned, but a remarkable selection that includes many undisputed masterpieces, brought to The Metropolitan Museum of Art for exhibition, is presented in this comprehensive publication. Susa was settled about 4000 B.C. and has yielded… Read More

New York: Metropolitan Mus Of Art, 1993. 2nd Printing. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket. (20)316pp. Indexed. Biblio. Concordance. 280 illustrations, of which 76 are in color. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall