Art of the First Cities
Subtitle: The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus (Metropolitan Museum of Art Series)
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Published: June 10, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 564
ISBN-13: 9780300098839
Subjects: Exhibition catalogues and specific collections; History of art: BCE to c 500 CE, ancient & classical world; History of art: pre-history; BCE to c 500 CE; Art; Art & Art Instruction; Ancient World; New York; History - Ancient & Classical; Public, Commercial, or Industrial Buildings; History / General; General
First sentence: Having crossed the threshold of a new millennium to stand, as we do, in the midst of perhaps the most intensely urban environment in the world, one often feels disassociated from the ancient past and the great civilizations to which it gave rise.