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Assyrian Sculpture (Introductory Guides) Paperback – September 21, 2012

by Julian Reade (Author)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 11 ratings
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For almost three centuries, until 612 BC, the small kingdom of Assyria dominated the Middle East, its empire at one point extending from Iran to Egypt. The story of those years - the triumphs of the Assyrian kings in war and peace, their exploits in the hunting field, and the gods who watched over them - were recorded in stone on the walls of a succession of royal palaces. These sculptures, offering eye-witness views of a long-lost civilisation, were rediscovered in the 19th century. The finest collection, transported with great difficulty to Europe, is now preserved at the British Museum. This book describes how the sculptures were found and what they meant to those who created them. It is both a richly illustrated history of Assyrian sculptures in general and a guide to the outstanding collections of the British Museum.
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    96 pages
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    English
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    British Museum
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    September 21, 2012
  5. Dimensions
    7.44 x 0.28 x 9.69 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    071412141X
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0714121413
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Julian Reade is an assistant keeper in the Department of Western Asiatic Antiquities in the British Museum.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ British Museum; 2nd edition (September 21, 2012)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 96 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 071412141X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0714121413
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.44 x 0.28 x 9.69 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 11 ratings

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jmoffett
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2016
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Perfect, short essay on the subject matter, lots of nice photos as well
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James M. Leonard
5.0 out of 5 stars Skip the first chapter?
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2009
I was so pleased with how much I learned about Assyrian art and how interesting it was. I had seen pictures of Assyrian art before, but never knew enough to appreciate it.

The text gives background information to help understand the sculptures, etc. Embedded in the text are numbers corresponding to the images on each page--usually two or three, perhaps even four images. Thus, it is easy to actually see what is being discussed in the text.

The opening chapter, I suppose, is obligatory--recounting the various French, German, and British excavations. The reader could skip this chapter without suffering any loss the rest of the book .

If I could make only one trip to the British museum, I would read this book prior to the visit. As it is, my next trip will be even more interesting, having read the book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Assyrian art in its finest
Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2006
Assyrian sculpture is one of the highest points (as is gold jewelry discovered in Nimrod, so called Nimrod Gold) of Assyrian art. Animal depictions especially are vivid, powerful and rather realistic, which is a rare occurence in those times. The Russian writer Ljubimov wrote in his book about ancient art, that if there were only one sculpture of this nation (The wounded Lioness) discovered we would know that the Assyrians had great art and thus the great soul. This book's fime illustrations prove Ljubimov's point.

As for depicting the ancient Assyrians as cruel looters, etc, they have not done anything what was not customary during those times and they were not as cruel as the Bible depicts them. The Bible was written by a nation which was conquered by Assyrian, that's why we hear tales of Assyrian cruelty for more than 2500 years already. But writers of the Bible have done the same things to the nations they conquered - khanaan, etc. So stop it already!

Can't you just enjoy beautiful art without spilling out your ingrained historical hatred?
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John Byrne
5.0 out of 5 stars Short, clear, v. readable,
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 29, 2017
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Short, clear, v. readable, & there isn't much else on the subject.
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