by Julian Reade · British Museum · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780714121413
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«Assyrian Sculpture» is Julian Reade's guide to Assyrian sculpture, published by the British Museum in paperback (96 pages, in English).
The book starts from the Assyrian reliefs of the British Museum to explain how Assyria, a small kingdom, came to dominate the Near East for nearly three centuries. It surveys the scenes of war, hunting and worship of the gods carved in the royal palaces and discusses the archaeological discovery of these pieces and their cultural and artistic value.
Second edition of the British Museum's Introductory Guides series, dated 2012. The cover reproduces Assyrian reliefs from the museum's collection.
Recommended for readers of ancient history, archaeology and Near Eastern art, particularly the Assyrian collections of the British Museum.
