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An informative and beautifully produced guide to one of the world's most spectacular collections of Hellenistic and Islamic silverwork, now available in paperback.

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Foreword by Sheikh Nasser Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah; Author’s Preface • Introduction: Excursus: On the cultural history of the Sasanian Empire in the East • Notes on Proposed Groups in the Entries • Catalogue entries [in four groups] • The Triumph of Dionysos in Asia [illustrated essay by Prudence O. Carter] • Technical Examination of Silver Objects in this Catalogue [by Pieter Meyers] • Cleaning of Ancient Silver in the al-Sabah Collection [by Sophie Budden, head conservator]

Arts of the Hellenized East Precious Metalwork

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    A Paperback / softback by Martha L. Carter

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      Publisher Thames & Hudson Ltd
      Published 2 February 2017
      ISBN-13 9780500970706
      978-0500970706
      ISBN-10 050097070X
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      Decorative arts

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      An informative and beautifully produced guide to one of the world's most spectacular collections of Hellenistic and Islamic silverwork, now available in paperback.

      Table of Contents
      Foreword by Sheikh Nasser Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah; Author’s Preface • Introduction: Excursus: On the cultural history of the Sasanian Empire in the East • Notes on Proposed Groups in the Entries • Catalogue entries [in four groups] • The Triumph of Dionysos in Asia [illustrated essay by Prudence O. Carter] • Technical Examination of Silver Objects in this Catalogue [by Pieter Meyers] • Cleaning of Ancient Silver in the al-Sabah Collection [by Sophie Budden, head conservator]

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