Aurel Stein on the Silk Road
Publisher: British Museum Press
Published: May 2004
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9780714124162
Subjects: Asian archaeology; Oriental art; Religious subjects depicted in art; China; Sociology
First sentence: During 1897-8 everything seemed to conspire to bring Stein's attention to Eastern Central Asia and, in particular, to the ancient desert kingdom of Khotan.