Военная история / Afghanistan: Forging Civilizations along the Silk Road

Название: Afghanistan: Forging Civilizations along the Silk Road
Автор(ы): Aruz, Joan, and Elizabetta Valtz Fino
Издательство: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Серия: Metropolitan Museum of Art Symposia
Год: 2012
ISBN: 978-0300179545
Страниц: 146
Язык: English
Формат: PDF
Размер: 35 MB

Afghanistan, standing at the crossroads of major trade routes, has a long and complex history. Its rich cultural heritage bears the imprint of many traditions, from Greece and Iran to the nomadic world of the Eurasian steppes and China. The essays in this volume concentrate on periods of great artistic development: the Bactrian Bronze Age and the eras following the conquests of Alexander the Great, with a special focus on the sites of A? Khanum, Begram, and Tillya Tepe. These contributions—in response to the reappearance of the magnificent hidden treasures from Afghanistan and their exhibition—have shed new light on the significance of these works and have reinvigorated the discussion of the arts and culture of Central Asia.