Format:
Online-Ressource (262 p.)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
9781598742251
Series Statement:
UNIV COL LONDON INST ARCH PUB
Content:
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 compares
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Description based upon print version of record
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Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of plates; List of figures; List of tables; Part I: Context and Perspective; 1. Ceramics in Sasanian Archaeology; 2. The Setting; Part II: Analysis; 3. Chronological Analysis: The Conventional Approach; 4. Chronological Analysis Using 'Pie-Slice'; 5. Chronological Analysis: Absolute Dates; Part III: Stylistic Evaluation; 6. Pottery from Early and Middle Sasanian Times; 7. Pottery from Late Sasanian Times; 8. So What Have We Gained?; Appendices; Appendix 1: Fabric Type Series; Appendix 2: Pottery Forms; Appendix 3: YuTAKE Pottery Drawings; Bibliography
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Index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781598747973
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781598742251
Additional Edition:
Print version CERAMICS OF THE MERV OASIS : RECYCLING THE CITY
Language:
English
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