Masters of Fire - Copper Age Art from Israel (Hardcover)

The catalogue for the exciting exhibition at New York University's Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, Masters of Fire presents a comprehensive overview of the little-known yet extraordinary Chalcolithic culture, which existed in the southern Levant from 4500-3600 bce. Masters of Fire focuses on the people of the southern Levant who harnessed the power of metallurgy during the fourth millennium bce. Artisans produced extraordinary copper objects while other craftsmen molded pottery and stone into complex anthropomorphic burial containers, statuettes, and ritual objects. Taken together, these artifacts reveal the first stratified culture known in the ancient Near East. Highlights of the exhibition include a selection of material from the Nahal Mishmar hoard, an unprecedented collection of copper prestige and ritual objects, organic materials from the Cave of the Warrior, and an exceptional group of ritual figurines. Contributors include Thomas E. Levy, Daniel M. Master, Osnat Misch-Brandl, Yorke M. Rowan, Michael Sebbane, Dina Shalem, and Orit Shamir. Cover photograph (c) Bruce M. White, 2016

General

Imprint:	Princeton University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Institute for the Study of Ancient World Exhibition Catalogs
Release date:	March 2014
First published:	2014
Editors:	Michael Sebbane • Osnat Misch-Brandl • Daniel M Master
Dimensions:	292 x 216 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Trade binding
Pages:	184
ISBN-13:	978-0-691-16286-7
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > Pre-history Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Art treatments & subjects > Exhibition catalogues and specific collections
LSN:	0-691-16286-7
Barcode:	9780691162867

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