Tadmor Miriam (5 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. --ALL INVENTORY 40% OFF in Sept--Unmarked. Illustrated in color and black/white. Maps. Objects range from prehistory to the Dead Sea Scrolls. Chronology. Schematic drawings of seal impressions. Bibliography. 280p.

Softbound. Condition: Very Good. Royal octavo, paper covers, 99 pp., b/w photos and drawings, ads Articles are "Jewish Ethnography at the Israel Museum," Aviva Müller-Lancet, "Embroidered Dresses of the Sharaf District in Yemen," Noam Bar'am, "The Custom of Serving Swests among the jews of Izmir," Esther Shmeruk Juhasz, "Field-Work Stories," "The Attire of a Canaanite Goddess," Rivka Merhav and Tallay Ornan. …

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. 1st. 280 pages, illustrations (some colour); 29 cm. Exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, September 25, 1986 to January 4, 1987; and other venues. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps. OVERSIZE! Additional shipping charges may be requested for international & priority orders. A large-format coffee-table book. Profusely illustrated. *** "The art and history of the Holy Land are presented here by distinguished members of the curatorial staff of the Israel Museum, Jerusalem. A series of essays examines this land's rich complexity from prehistory through the Islamic conquest of A.D. 640, and almost two hundred works of art are discussed in texts that explore their cultural, historical, religious, and aesthetic significance. Maps, site photographs, and comparative illustrations add to the reader's appreciation of a land whose great intellectual force continues to mold today's world." - Publisher. *** CONTENTS: Prehistory; The Natufian culture; Neolithic period. Figurines from Horvat Minha; Chalcolithic period. Ivories from Beersheba; Vessels from Gilat; Ossuaries from Azor; The Judaean desert treasure; Canaanite period/Bronze Age. Sculptures from Hazor; Ivories from Lachish; Jewelry from Tell el-Ajjul; Israelite period/Iron Age. Ivories from Megiddo; Zoomorphic bowls; Ivories from Samaria; Pottery masks from Akhziv; Ancient Hebrew script; Persian period; Late Second Temple period and period of the Mishna and the Talmud. The city of Jerusalem; Burial customs in Jerusalem; Ancient coins; Ancient glass; Tomb group from Mishmar Haemek; The Dead Sea Scrolls. Size: 4to.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very good condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. 280 pp. Catalog of the exhibition: Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, 25 September 1986 - 4 January 1987; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 9 April - 5 July 1987; Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, 31 October 1987 - 17 January 1988. …

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