Ancient Art from Cyprus: The Cesnola Collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Art

ISBN-10
0870999451
ISBN-13
9780870999451
Pages
305
Language
English
Published
2000-01-01
Publisher
Metropolitan Museum of Art New York
Author
Vassos Karageorghis

Description

Published in conjunction with the opening of the Museum's four permanent galleries for ancient art from Cyprus, this volume features some 500 pieces from the Cesnola Collection, illustrated in color, and fully described. Dating from about 2500 BC to about AD 300, the objects include sculpture, weapons, tools, vases, lamps, jewelry, among other things, and they rank among the finest examples of Cypriot art from the prehistoric, Geometric, Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman periods. A general introduction and section essays introducing each time period give background and describe context. Karageorghis is the former director of the department of antiquities of the Republic of Cyprus; his two co-authors are affiliated with the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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