Ancient Pottery of the Holy Land From Its Beginnings in the Neolithic Period to the End of the Iron Age
- Hardcover
- Jerusalem: Massada Press, 1970
Jerusalem: Massada Press, 1970. First International edition. Hardcover. Fair to very good condition. Quarto. 305 [1]pp. Original burgundy cloth with gilt lettering on cover and spine in original photo-illustrated dustjacket with white lettering on spine. Endpapers with maps of Ancient East in three colors. Color frontispiece. Double-page illustrated title page
Comprehensive survey on ancient ceramics in the Holy Land. Profusely illustrated with b/w reproductions of photos and drawings. Includes 349 photographs and 100 plates of drawings. This work stands as the standard reference work for Syrio-Palestinian pottery, even today. It was published in this English translation in 1970. Ruth Amiran served as field archaeologist for the Israel Museum. Printed errata slip laid in. Dustjacket with creasing plus small chips along edges. Dustjacket in fair, book in very good condition.
Comprehensive survey on ancient ceramics in the Holy Land. Profusely illustrated with b/w reproductions of photos and drawings. Includes 349 photographs and 100 plates of drawings. This work stands as the standard reference work for Syrio-Palestinian pottery, even today. It was published in this English translation in 1970. Ruth Amiran served as field archaeologist for the Israel Museum. Printed errata slip laid in. Dustjacket with creasing plus small chips along edges. Dustjacket in fair, book in very good condition.
Details
Title
Ancient Pottery of the Holy Land From Its Beginnings in the Neolithic Period to the End of the Iron Age
Author
Amiran, Ruth; Pirhiya Beck; Uzza Zevulun;
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Massada Press: Jerusalem
Date
1970
Edition
First International edition