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1 online resource (xiii, 305 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps |
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monochrome |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 294-305). |
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Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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Contents |
I. Prehistoric Period (CA. 10,000-CA. 1050 B.C.) -- II. Cypro-Geometric and Cypro-Archaic Periods (CA. 1050-CA. 480 B.C.) -- III. Cypro-Classical Period (CA. 480-CA. 310 B.C.) -- IV. Hellenistic and Roman Periods (CA. 310 B.C.-CA. A.D. 330). |
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"The Cesnola Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art is the richest and most varied representation, outside Cyprus, of Cypriot antiquities. These works were purchased by the newly established Museum in the mid-1870s from General Luigi Palma di Cesnola, a Civil War cavalry officer who had amassed the objects while serving as the American consul on Cyprus." "This catalogue is published on the occasion of the opening of the Museum's four permanent galleries for ancient art from Cyprus. It is also the first scholarly publication since 1914 devoted to the Cesnola Collection (which totals approximately six thousand objects). The volume features some five hundred pieces from the collection, illustrated in new color photography. Dating from about 2500 B.C. to about A.D. 300, these works rank among the finest examples of Cypriot art from the prehistoric, Geometric, Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman periods. Among the objects are monumental sculpture; weapons, tools, and domestic utensils; vases, lamps, and ritual paraphernalia; dedicatory figurines; engraved sealstones and jewelry; and luxury objects."--Jacket. |
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Metropolitan Museum of Art Watson Library Digital Collections Fulltext Titles (Customizable) |
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Cesnola, Luigi Palma di, 1832-1904 -- Art collections -- Catalogs.
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Cesnola, Luigi Palma di, 1832-1904. |
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Art museums. |
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Catalogs.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) -- Catalogs.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) |
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Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) -- Catalogues. |
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Art, Ancient -- Cyprus -- Catalogs.
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Art, Ancient. |
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Cyprus. |
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Art, Cypriot -- Catalogs.
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Art, Cypriot. |
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Cyprus -- Antiquities -- Catalogs.
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Antiquities. |
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Art -- New York (State) -- New York -- Catalogs.
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Art. |
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New York (State) -- New York. |
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Collection catalogs.
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Collection catalogs.
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Electronic books.
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Catalogs.
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Added Author |
Karageorghis, Vassos.
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Mertens, Joan R.
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Rose, Marice E.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). Ancient art from Cyprus. New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art Distributed by H.N. Abrams, ©2000 (DLC) 99056516 (OCoLC)42780631 |
ISBN |
0870999443 |
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9780870999444 |
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0870999451 (paperback) |
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9780870999451 (paperback) |
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0810965526 (Abrams) |
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9780810965522 (Abrams) |
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