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Masters of Fire: Copper Age Art from Israel (Institute for the Study of the Ancient World Exhibition Catalogs)
Sebbane, Michael; Misch-Brandl, Osnat; Master, Daniel M. (Editors)
Language: English
Published by Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ and Oxford, UK, 2014
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Hardcover. Condition: New, still sealed in shrink wr. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. Scarce. Black cloth boards with gilt lettering along the spine. This handsome exhibition catalog is 184 pages in length. This copy is brand new and is still sealed in the publisher's original shrink wrap. Photographs are available upon request. "This well-illustrated book provides an excellent introduction to the Chalcolithic period (4500-3600 BCE) of the southern Levant. . . . Of special interest is the well-illustrated essay detailing the hoard of metal objects recovered from the cave of Nahal Mishmar and the techniques of their manufacture. This hoard consists of crowns and numerous elaborate mace-heads representing some of the earliest artifacts cast in molds by cire perdue processes in the ancient Near East." Choice. …
