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A Wonder to Behold: Craftsmanship and the Creation of Babylon's Ishtar Gate.
・ISBN 978-0-691-20015-6 hard US$ 55.00
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| 著者・編者 | Amrhein, Anastasia / Fitzgerald, Clare / Knott, Elizabeth (eds.), |
|---|---|
| シリーズ | (Institute for the Study of the Ancient World Exhibition Catalogs) |
| 出版社 | (Princeton University Press, US) |
| 出版年月 | 2019 |
| ページ数 | 186 pp. |
| 言語 | ENG |
| ニュース番号 | ＜A01-13443＞ |
解説
An in-depth and beautifully illustrated look at one of the most revered works of antiquity, the Ishtar Gate of ancient Babylon
In the ancient Near East, expert craftspeople were more than technicians: they numbered among those special members of society who could access the divine. While the artisans' names are largely unknown today, their legacy remains in the form of spectacular artworks and monuments. One of the most celebrated works of antiquity-Babylon's Ishtar Gate and its affiliated Processional Way-featured a dazzling array of colorful beasts assembled from molded, baked, and glazed bricks. Such an awe-inspiring structure demanded the highest level of craft; each animal was created from dozens of bricks that interlocked like a jigsaw. Yet this display of technical and artistic skill also served a ritual purpose, since the Gate provided a divinely protected entrance to the sacred inner city of Babylon.
A Wonder to Behold explores ancient Near Eastern ideas about the transformative power of materials and craftsmanship as they relate to the Ishtar Gate. This beautifully illustrated catalogue accompanies an exhibition at New York University's Institute for the Study of the Ancient World. Essays by archaeologists, art historians, curators, conservators, and text specialists examine a wide variety of artifacts from major American and European institutions.
Contributors include Anastasia Amrhein, Heather Baker, Jean-Francois de Laperouse, Eduardo Escobar, Anja Fuegert, Sarah Graff, Helen Gries, Elizabeth Knott, Katherine Larson, Beate Pongratz-Leisten, Shiyanthi Thavapalan, and May-Sarah Zessin.
Distributed for the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at New York University
Exhibition Schedule
Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University
Exhibition Dates: November 6, 2019-May 24, 2020