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Soft cover. Zustand: New. 1st Edition. 107 pages : 29 cm. This volume provides a brief historical and geographical background to the district of Abyan in the Yemen, followed by a description of the sites identified during the 1994 excavations of sites from the Islamic period carried out by a team from the School of Oriental and African Studies. The final section of the book details the archaeological finds (mainly pottery and ceramics) made during this research and, with the aid of maps, photographs and diagrams, indicates where each find was made and the significance of the various pieces. Contents: A Survey of the Islamic Sites near Aden and in the Abyan District of Yemen -- Copyright -- Contents -- Plates -- Figures -- Part 1 -- 1.i Introduction -- 1.ii The Geography and Environment -- 1.iii Aden and Abyan in the Sources -- 1.iv The Exploration of the Aden Hinterland and Abyan: 18th-20th Centuries. -- 1.v Mapping of the Aden Hinterland and Abyan -- 1.vi The Progress of Archaeological Research -- 1.vii The Field Survey and Site Report -- Part 2 The Finds -- 2.i The Surface Collection -- 2.ii The Pottery. Glazed wares -- 2.iii Unglazed Wares -- 2.iv The Glass -- 2.v Quantities -- 2.vi Dating -- Bibliography -- Maps.…

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New. 1st Edition. 36 by 26cm., 348 pp., fully illustrated in colour, numerous line drawings, section on inscriptions with translations. Slipcase. This volume covers ceramics from the period 9th-13th Century CE. There is a section on little known Bamiyan pottery from present day Afghanistan.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. owner's plate. review loosely inserted. 348 pages : colour illustrations ; 37 cm. Issued in a slip case. Contents: Pottery of the Umayyad and Abbasid Periods / Ernst J. Grube The Samarra horizon / Alastair Northedge and Derek Kennet Abbasid opaque white-glazed wares / Peter Morgan The Pottery of Khurasan / Ernst J. Grube Samanid pottery. Types and techniques / Peter Morgan Sgraffiato Wares / Ernst J. Grube Sgraffiato. Types and distribution / Peter Morgan Monochrome-Glazed Wares of the Pre-Saljuq Period / Ernst J. Grube Fatimid Pottery / Ernst J. Grube Iranian Stone-Paste Pottery of the Saljuq Period / Ernst J. Grube Iranian stone-paste pottery of the Saljuq period. Types and techniques / Peter Morgan The Fine Wares of Ayyubid Syria / Cristina Tonghini Bamiyan and Afghan Wares / Peter Morgan and Nahla Nasser Inscriptions: readings and translations by Manijeh Bayani.…