Isbn: 9780691154800 - nomads and networks: the ancient art and culture of kazakhstan (institute for the study of the ancient world exhibition catalogs) (6 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 200 pages. The catalogue for the groundbreaking exhibition at New York University's Inst itute for the Study of the Ancient World, Nomads and Networks presents an unpara lleled overview of the sophisticated culture of pastoral nomadic populations who lived on the territory of present-day Kazakhstan from roughly the middle of the first millennium BCE to the early centuries CE.Focusing on material from the Altai and Tianshan regions, Nomads and Networks explores the specific condi tions of mobile lifeways that resulted from particular ecological conditions in the steppes and high valleys of Inner Eurasia. Highlights of the exhibition are grave goods from the burial mounds at the site of Berel and gold mortuary orname nts from Shilikty, Zhalauli, and Kargaly. Attesting to a sophisticated decorativ e art flourishing among these nomadic populations, the objects skillfully combin e older iconographic traditions of animal style in the steppe with more recent i nfluences from foreign cultures--most notably Persia and China.Contributo rs include Nursan Alimbai, Nikolay A. Bokovenko, Claudia Chang, Bryan K. Hanks, Sagynbay Myrgabayev, Karen S. Rubinson, Zainolla S. Samashev, Sören Stark, and Abdesh T. Toleubaev.Cover photograph Bruce M. White, 201.…

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New. Offers an overview of the sophisticated culture of pastoral nomadic populations who lived on the territory of Kazakhstan from roughly the middle of the first millennium BCE to the early centuries CE. This title explores the conditions of mobile life ways that resulted from ecological conditions in the steppes and high valleys of Inner Eurasia. Editor(s): Stark, Soren; Samashev, Zainolla; Rubinson, Karen S.; Chi, Jennifer Y. Num Pages: 200 pages, 268 color illus. BIC Classification: 1FCZ; ACBP; HBLA; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 311 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1398. . 2012. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Zustand: New. In English.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 240 pages. 12.50x8.75x1.00 inches. In Stock.