Ceramics of the Merv Oasis : recycling the city /

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Author / Creator:	Puschnigg, Gabriele.
Imprint:	Walnut Creek : Left Coast Press, 2010.
Description:	1 online resource (262 pages).
Language:	English
Series:	UNIV COL LONDON INST ARCH PUB UNIV COL LONDON INST ARCH PUB.
Subject:	Antiquities. Merv (Extinct city) -- History. Turkmenistan -- Antiquities. Turkmenistan. Turkmenistan -- Merv (Extinct city) Electronic books. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11131708

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ISBN:	9781598747973 1598747975 1598742256 9781598742251
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	English. Print version record.
Summary:	Our knowledge of many groups or periods has benefited from systematic ceramic analysis, however as yet the Sasanian Empire of ancient Persia (224-651 AD) has not be subjected to the same examination. Merv, an expansive ancient city located in an oasis in the Central Asian steppes, was for millennia a gateway for travelers and traders along the Silk Road between east and west. Puschnigg's detailed study of Merv's Sasanian pottery creates a benchmark for other work on this ceramic corpus. She dissects the frequency, dates, wares, and profiles of hundreds of securely excavated pieces and compares.
Other form:	Print version: 9781598742251

Table of Contents:

Preface; Acknowledgements; List of plates; List of figures; List of tables; Part I: Context and Perspective; 1. Ceramics in Sasanian Archaeology; 2. The Setting; Part II: Analysis; 3. Chronological Analysis: The Conventional Approach; 4. Chronological Analysis Using 'Pie-Slice'; 5. Chronological Analysis: Absolute Dates; Part III: Stylistic Evaluation; 6. Pottery from Early and Middle Sasanian Times; 7. Pottery from Late Sasanian Times; 8. So What Have We Gained?; Appendices; Appendix 1: Fabric Type Series; Appendix 2: Pottery Forms; Appendix 3: YuTAKE Pottery Drawings; Bibliography.

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