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Persia and the West Archaeological Investigation of the Genesis Achaemenid Persian Ar

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ISBN-10: 050005102X

ISBN-13: 9780500051023

Edition: 2000

Authors: John Boardman

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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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List price: $60.00
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 7.87" wide x 10.51" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 1.254

John Boardman, Lincoln Professor Emeritus of Classical Archaeology and Art at Oxford University, has written widely on the art and archaeology of ancient Greece. His previous books include The Greeks Overseas, The History of Greek Vases, The World of Ancient Art, and others.

Preface
The Geography of the Persian Empire
Cyrus in Anatolia
Architecture
Masonry Dressing
Bronze Age Masonry
Cypriot Masonry
Phoenician Masonry
Syrian and Mesopotamian Masonry
Urartian and Phrygian Masonry
Lydian Masonry
Ionian Masonry
Chisels and Clamps
Ionia and Lydia
Sardis' Palaces and Temples
Anatolian Revetments
Tools, Clamps, Metrology
Persian Masonry
The Tomb of Cyrus and Related Monuments
Building Plans
Stone Columns
Various Architectural Forms
Sculpture
Mesopotamia
Syria and Eastern Anatolia to About 700 BC
Anatolia, Seventh to Sixth Centuries
East Greek, Seventh to Sixth Centuries
Pasargadae and Cyrus
Pasargadae, Bisitun and Darius
Dress Patterns
Mesopotamian and Egyptian Influence
The Statue of Darius at Susa
The Sculptors and Style
The Monumental Arts. Genesis and Function
Genesis
The Craftsmen
Foreign Art in Persia
Currency
Function
Other Arts
Seals
Coinage
Other Sculpture
Metalwork
Jewellery, Ivory
Painting, Textiles, Rugs
Greeks in the Empire
The Diffusion of Persian Art
Thrace
Greece
Conclusion
Abbreviations
Notes
Acknowledgements
General Index