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240 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps ; 25 cm |
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Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at New York University, New York, February 12-June 7, 2015. |
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Letter / from Julian Siggers, Williams Director, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology -- Letter / from Robert S. Bagnall, Leon Levy Director, Institute for the Study of the Ancient World -- Acknowledgments / Jennifer Chi, Exhibitions Director and Chief Curator, Institute for the Study of the Ancient World -- From ancient to modern : a chronology -- Map -- 1. Glam-UR-ous : the art of archaeology and aesthetics / Jennifer Y. Chi, Institute for the Study of the Ancient World; Pedro Azara, Polytechnic University of Catalonia -- 2. The golden image of archaeology before the Second World War / Pedro Azara, Polytechnic University of Catalonia; Marc Marín, Polytechnic University of Catalonia -- 3. Magnificent with jewels : Puabi, Queen of Ur / William B. Hafford, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology; Richard L. Zettler, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology -- 4. Puabi's diadem(s) : the deconstruction of a Mesopotamian icon / Holly Pittman, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology; Naomi F. Miller, Department of Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania -- 5. What does Puabi want (today)? : the status of Puabi as image / Kim Benzel, The Metropolitan Museum of Art -- 6. Ground to gallery : the discovery, interpretation, and display of early dynastic sculpture from the Iraq Expedition of the Oriental Institute / Jack D.M. Green, Oriental Institute, University of Chicago; Jean M. Evans, Oriental Institute, University of Chicago -- Appendix : Back to the beginning : the aesthetics and allure of field records / Clemens Reichel, Royal Ontario Museum and the University of Toronto -- Exhibition checklist. |
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0691166463 |
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9780691166469 |
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