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PublisherAbrams, Inc.

ISBN-100810958724

ISBN-139780810958722

eBay Product ID (ePID)43745535

Product Key Features

Book TitleLooting of the Iraq Museum, Baghdad : the Lost Legacy of Ancient Mesopotamia

Number of Pages256 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2005

TopicArchaeology, Military / Iraq War (2003-2011), Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General

IllustratorYes

GenreArt, Social Science, History

AuthorMilbry Polk, Angela M. H. Schuster

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight51.5 Oz

Item Length10.2 in

Item Width9.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2004-023525

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition22

Grade FromEighth Grade

Grade ToCollege Graduate Student

Dewey Decimal935/.0074/56747

SynopsisIn April of 2003, the world reacted in shock at the news of the looting of the Iraq Museum in Baghdad. Priceless antiquities, spanning ten thousand years of human history, were smashed into pieces or stolen, and one of the most important storehouses of ancient culture was forever compromised. This exquisitely illustrated volume is a reconstruction in book form of one of the world's great museums, and it stands as the definitive single-volume history of the art and archaeology of ancient Mesopotamia-the cradle of civilization. The contributors to this book consist of a cadre of international archaeologists whose excavations helped piece together the rich tapestry of Mesopotamian life from earliest prehistory to the advent of Islam. A portion of the book's royalties will aid in the reconstruction of the museum and in the preservation of Mesopotamia's cultural treasures. Told through the art and artifacts that were lost recently in Iraq, this fascinating history of the civilizations of the Near East is sure to be a timeless and enduring book., In April of 2003, the world reacted in shock at the news of the looting of the Iraq Museum in Baghdad. Priceless antiquities, spanning ten thousand years of human history, were smashed into pieces or stolen, and one of the most important storehouses of ancient culture was forever compromised. This exquisitely illustrated volume is a reconstruction in book form of one of the world's great museums, and it stands as the definitive single-volume history of the art and archaeology of ancient Mesopotamia, the cradle of civilization. The contributors to this book consist of a cadre of international archaeologists whose excavations helped piece together the rich tapestry of Mesopotamian life from earliest prehistory to the advent of Islam. A portion of the book's royalties will aid in the reconstruction of the museum and in the preservation of Mesopotamia's cultural treasures. Told through the art and artifacts that were lost recently in Iraq, this fascinating history of the civilizations of the Near East is sure to be a timeless and enduring book., Told through the art and artifacts that were lost recently in Iraq, this fascinating history of the civilizations of the Near East is sure to be a timeless and enduring book.

LC Classification NumberDS79.76.L66 2005