TY  - BOOK
AU  - Collon, Dominique
TI  - ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN ART
SN  - 9780714111353
U1  - 709.394 
PY  - 1995////01/01
CY  - London
PB  - British Museum Press
KW  - Art- Ancient
KW  - Middle East
KW  - Civilization and History
KW  - Art- History
KW  - Art and Sculpture
N1  - Based on the unrivaled collections of the British Museum, this extensively illustrated book is a superb introduction to the art of the ancient Near East from the eighth millennium B.C. to Alexander the Great. Often described as the cradle of civilization, the ancient Near East was the birthplace of writing, monumental sculpture, and wheel-made pottery. Dominique Collon provides a unique view into this ancient world, from village settlements to grand palaces to burial sites; From village to town : before 3000 BC --
Temple, cemetery, and palace : the 3rd millennium BC --
Trade and diplomacy : the 2nd millennium BC --
Great empires : the 1st millennium BC --
Parthians and Sasanians beyond the Euphrates : c. 238 BC-AD 651 --
Survival and revival --
General chronology --
Mesopotamian chronology / by C.B.F. Walker
ER  -