Hardcover, 239 pages, English, 290 x 250 mm, very richly illustrated with coloured illustrations, , Fine copy. ISBN 9780810933941. This is a complete catalog of the 259 golden artifacts excavated by Heinrich Schliemann when he identified the site of Troy in the late 19h century. Once housed in the Berlin Museum, this fabulous treasure was taken by the Soviets when they reached Berlin in 1945, and eventually consigned to the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts. The text contains a biography of Schliemann, the history of the archaeological dig, and a historic and descriptive commentary on each object, including finely wrought golden bowls, jewelry, figurines, hammer-axes, and crystal lenses. Introduction by Irina Antonova. Translated from the Russian by Christina Sever and Mila Bonnichsen. 0 g. Seller Inventory # 56028

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Title: THE GOLD OF TROY : Searching for Homer's ...

Publisher: ABRAMS 1996 1996

Binding: Hardcover

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Always WELCOME !! And this treasure trove of a bookstore does offer a lot to browse through. If you visit www.erik-tonen-books on Abebooks and use the search feature, you will find that the books located on the shelves are a mere fraction of the titles stored in the vaults of this individual who set out as a dilettante, but ended up as a more than professional bookseller - and an eminent member of the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers to boot.

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