Art of the Ancient Near East
- ISBN-10
- 0810906384
- ISBN-13
- 9780810906389
- Category
- Art
- Pages
- 618
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1980
- Publisher
- Harry N Abrams Incorporated
- Authors
- Pierre Amiet, Naomi Noble Richard
Description
An historical survey of the development of sculpture, architecture, painting, and ornament in the cultures of ancient Syria, Iran, Babylon, and Sumeria
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Other editions
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- 2010
- 138 pages
- Paperback
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
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