From the lands of the Scythians : ancient treasures from the museums of the U.S.S.R., 3000 B.C.-100 B.C. : the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
by Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
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[New York] : Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1975. 1st edition. Softcover. Good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Bumped corners. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; (160 pages) : illustrations (33 color), maps. Notes; Exhibition held in 1975. ""Organized in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture of the U.S.S.R. ... ""--Half-title page. ""The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin. No. 5, 1973/1974. Volume XXXII, Number 5""--Page 2. Includes bibliographical references. Contents; Introduction / Ann Farkas -- Maps -- Early cultures of the lands of the Scythians ; Excavations and discoveries in Scythian lands / adapted from a Russian text by Boris Piotrovsky -- Color plates -- Catalogue -- Herodotus: on the Scythians -- The dawn of chivalry / Helmut Nickel -- The Vettersfelde find / Dietrich von Bothmer -- ""The Maikop treasure"" / Prudence Oliver Harper. Subjects; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) ; Exhibitions. Art, Scythian ; Exhibitions. Goldwork, Sarmatian ; Exhibitions. Antiquities. Art, Scythian. Goldwork, Sarmatian. Art, Scythian ; Exhibitions. Art scythe Expositions. Antiquities. Art, Scythian.
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- Title
- From the lands of the Scythians : ancient treasures from the museums of the U.S.S.R., 3000 B.C.-100 B.C. : the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
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- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
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- Softcover
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- 1st edition
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- Paperback
- Publisher
- [New York] : Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Date Published
- 1975
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