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Persia and the West : an archaeological investigation of the genesis of Achaemenid art / John Boardman

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Thames & Hudson, 2000Description: 255 p. : ill., maps ; 27 cmISBN:
  • 9780500051023 .
  • 9780500051023 .
Other title:
  • Achaemenid art
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Contents:
Preface -- The geography of the Persian Empire -- 1. Cyrus in Anatolia -- 2. Architecture -- 3. Sculpture -- 4. The monumental arts: genesis and function -- 5. Other arts -- 6. Conclusion -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Acknowledgements -- General index.
Summary: In the 6th century B.C., the early kings of the Achaemenid Persian empire, Cyrus the Great and Darius, sought a new style of monumental architecture and sculpture with which to distinguish their capital cities.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 230-250) and index.

Preface -- The geography of the Persian Empire -- 1. Cyrus in Anatolia -- 2. Architecture -- 3. Sculpture -- 4. The monumental arts: genesis and function -- 5. Other arts -- 6. Conclusion -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Acknowledgements -- General index.

In the 6th century B.C., the early kings of the Achaemenid Persian empire, Cyrus the Great and Darius, sought a new style of monumental architecture and sculpture with which to distinguish their capital cities.

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