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dark red, black & gilt decorative hardbound 8vo. ~ 8º (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of all markings. dustwrapper in near fine cond. minor rubbing, scratches on rear, not torn or price clipped (no price listed). nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~ revised edition. full color illustrated endpapers. glossy color illustrated title pg. 287p. 99 plates in full glossy color. 121 b&w illustrations. notes. b&w map. pottery style chart. chronology. bibliography. notes. index. archaeology. art history. ancient history. ancient religion. ancient literature. zoroastrianism. magian religion. ancient persia. ~ The splendid treasures of the Elamites, Medes, Achaemenids and Sassanids are presented in this lavishly illustrated volume, the latest work in the ART OF THE WORLD series. It covers the period from the first prehistoric cultures in what is now Persia up to Sassanid times. Sculpture, pottery, architecture, metalwork, and the minor arts are all treated against the general historical and cultural background, and the result is a lively narrative which will appeal to the general reader as well as to the specialist. Professor Porada discusses those features of Iranian art which seem to have endured through the centuries. Animals were favored as subjects. Their bodies were often transformed into severely formal compositions which nevertheless possess a mysterious life of their own. In them the beholder enjoys pure form and its enlivenment. Information is based on the most recent scientific excavations carried out by America, France, and other nations working with the Archaeological Service of Iran. Seller Inventory # 5031308
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