Afghanistan : hidden treasures from the National Museum, Kabul / edited by Fredrik Hiebert and Pierre Cambon.
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, ©2008. |
| Description | 303 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 26 cm |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Hiebert, Fredrik T. (Fredrik Talmage) |
| Other author/creator | Cambon, Pierre. |
| Other author/creator | Mūzih-ʼi Kābul. |
| Other author/creator | National Gallery of Art (U.S.) |
| Contents | The National Museum of Afghanistan / Omara Khan Massoudi -- Saving Afghanistan's heritage / Carla Grissmann and Fredrik Hiebert -- The treasure of Tepe Fullol / Jean-François Jarrige. Tepe Fullol catalog / Fredrik Hiebert -- The Greek colony at Aï Khanum and Hellinism in Central Asia ; Aï Khanum catalog / Paul Bernard -- Begram, at the heart of the Silk Roads / Sanjyot Mehendale. Begram, Alexandria of the Caucasus, capital of the Kushan Empire / Pierre Cambon. Begram catalog / Sanjyot Mehendale -- Ancient Bactria's golden hoard / Viktor Ivanovich Sarianidi. Tillya Tepe, the hill of gold, a nomad necropolis ; Tillya Tepe catalog / Véronique Schiltz. |
| General note | Catalog of exhibition held at National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, May 25-Sept. 27, 2008; Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, Oct. 24, 2008-Jan. 25, 2009; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston, TX, Feb. 22-May 17, 2009; and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, June 23-Sept. 20, 2009. |
| General note | "The original catalogue accompanying this exhibit is titled Afghanistan, les trésors retrouvés"--Colophon. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 296-297). |
| ISBN | 9781426202957 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 1426202954 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | N7292 .A37 2008 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |