TOLSTIKOV, VLADIMIR; MIKHAIL TREISTER - The Gold of Troy: Searching for Homer's Fabled City

NY: Harry N. Abrams, 1996. 0810933942. First American Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. ISBN: 0810933942. Published by The Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and The A.S. Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts in association with Harry N. Abrams. Published in conjunction with the April 1996 exhibition of "Priam's Treasure." Profusely illustrated with 277 illustrations, 263 in color. This is a complete catalog of the 259 golden artifacts excavated by Heinrich Schliemann when he identified the site of Troy in the late 19h century. Once housed in the Berlin Museum, this fabulous treasure was taken by the Soviets when they reached Berlin in 1945, and eventually consigned to the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts. The text contains a biography of Schliemann, the history of the archaeological dig, and a historic and descriptive commentary on each object, including finely wrought golden bowls, jewelry, figurines, hammer-axes, and crystal lenses. Introduction by Irina Antonova. Translated from the Russian by Christina Sever and Mila Bonnichsen. Both the volume and the unclipped dust jacket are in perfect, pristine condition; unread, unmarked, tight, square, and clean. AS NEW/AS NEW.. Color Plates. 4to 11" - 13" tall. 239 pp. As New in As New dust jacket .

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