num_pages: 142
description: This pubblication is issued in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, May 2-August 13, 1995.Translation from the German of all texts by the Berlin authors is by Russell Stockman.ContentsForeword by Philippe de MontebelloContributors to the CatalogueAcknowledgmentsIntroductionChronology for Ashur and Southern MesopotamiaMapThe History of the Excavations at Ashur and of the Vorderasiatisches MuseumThe History of Ashur in the Third and Second Millennia B.C.Temple and Cult: Early Periods at AshurThe Archaic Ishtar TempleCat. nos. 1–11The Copper Hoard from the Ashur TempleCat. nos. 12–21Monumental SculptureCat. no. 22Trade and Exchange: The Old Assyrian PeriodAn Old Assyrian Merchant's Grave (Grave 20)Cat. nos. 23–43Cult VesselCat. no. 44ColorplatesThe Wealth of Ashur: The Middle Assyrian PeriodA Noble Truth (Tomb 45)Cat. nos. 45–60Middle Assyrian Imagery and the Decorative ArtsCat. nos. 61–74Royal MonumentCat. no. 75Assyrian Terracotta FigurinesCat. nos. 76–85Written SourcesCat. nos. 86–88Transition to the First Millennium B.C.ConcordanceBibliographyIndex
language: English
title: Assyrian Origins: Discoveries at Ashur on the Tigris: Antiquities in the Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin
titlecomplete: Assyrian Origins: Discoveries at Ashur on the Tigris: Antiquities in the Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin
genres: History, Art
ratings_count: 3
publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art