EBLA TO DAMASCUS; Art and Archaeology of Ancient Syria. An Exhibit From The Directorate General Of Antiquities And Museums, Syrian Arab Republic.

Weiss, Harvey. (edited by)

ISBN 10: 0865280290 / ISBN 13: 9780865280298

Published by Washington DC.1985. Smithsonian. Institution Travelling Exhibit Service (SITES)., 1985

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black & full color illustrated softcover quarto ~ 4to. vg cond. sewn binding square & tight. spine has reading creases. covers clean (covers appear to have been professionally laminated at some point). corner creases on rear. edges clean. contents free of all markings. first edition. first printing. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~ full color ½ title pg. & frontis. 542p.bibliography. list of illustrations. chronological table. 281 plates. 93 figures. maps. full color glossy plates throughout. "An Exhibit from the Directorate General of Antiquities and Museums, Syrian Arab Republic." (travelled to various museums September 1975 to September 1977). art history. ancient history. middle eastern art. ancient religion. archaeology. history of syria. mesopotamia. ancient history. antiques. prehistory. third millenium (bc) cities. mari. ebla. kingdom of khana. ancient egypt. hittites. ugarit. canaan. origins of the alphabet. phoenicia. assyria. aramaeans. arslantash. tell halaf. alexander the great. palmyra. petra. byzantine empire. islamic syria. medieval science. Seller Inventory # 3081402

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Title: EBLA TO DAMASCUS; Art and Archaeology of ...

Publisher: Washington DC.1985. Smithsonian. Institution Travelling Exhibit Service (SITES).

Publication Date: 1985

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

An exebition from the Director General of Anticuties and Musems in Syrian Arab Republic . Edited by Harvey Weiss. Of intrest to historians of ancient art and archeology of the mid-east. This book is a treasure of maps, diagrams, photographs many in color, and script about ancient works of art, tools and architecture from pre-historict to the 17th century in Syria. From the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service Washington DC 1985.