The Art of Ancient Iran: Copper and Bronze [Hardcover]

Houshang Mahboubian (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 2, 2003

This magnificent book presents over four hundred pieces of ancient Iranian copper and bronze art from Elam, Luristan, Amlash, Kaluraz and Urartu, and from the Achaemenid, Parthian and Sassanian periods, dating from 3,000 BC to AD 700. All the pieces are from The Houshang Mahboubian Family Collection.

These splendid examples are described and illustrated in full colour and are accompanied by drawings, photographs of archealogical sites and maps.

A presentation of 400 largely unpublished pieces of ancient Iranian copper and bronze art of the Archaemenid, Parthian and Sassanid periods, dating from 3000 BC to AD 750, this beautifully illustrated volume will lead to a better understanding of the metalwork of Ancient Iran. It will be an essential reference work for professionals involved in the field of antiquities and the interested general reader alike.

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About the Author

Houshang Mahboubian has had a lifetime's involvement with Iranian Archeology and is a collector of Iranian bronzes.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 368 pages
• Publisher: Philip Wilson Publishers (May 2, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0856674834
• ISBN-13: 978-0856674839
• Product Dimensions: 12.6 x 9.8 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,601,717 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Bronzes of Ancient Iran, January 30, 2000

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John Piscopo (LaGrange, IL, near Chicago) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Art of Ancient Iran: Copper and Bronze (Hardcover)

Houshang Mahboubian has a magnificent collection of Ancient Iranian bronzes from Luristan, Marlik, Amlash and other cultural areas of ancient Iran. My personal reason for purchasing this book was to gain a good source for documenting my ancient bronze collection, concentrated in swords, daggers and axes, with a few maces, war bracelets and other oddities. Houshang's collection is well documented and will provide the collector or art historian with an abundance of information as to dating and the cultural origin of various artifacts. If you collect ancient weapons and would like to join a network of collectors with similar interests, give me an email at [e-mail]. For other related books on Amazon, search the Holmes Expedition and Marlik. Marlik and Holmes both come in two volumes with the second volume being the plates. Out of print books by P.R.G. Moorey, Catalogue of the Ancient Persian Bronzes in the Ashmolean Museum and Oscar Muscarella's Bronze and Iron: Ancient Near Eastern Artifacts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I can supply additional titles to any serious collector or historian interested in ancient Iran.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Art of Ancient Iran, July 24, 2000

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T Yakamoto (Tokyo , Japan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Art of Ancient Iran: Copper and Bronze (Hardcover)

I am a collector of ancient Persian Art and i found the book of The Mahboubian Family Collection an excellent reference book to help me with my collection, and i would like to congradulate Houshang on his vast collection. I strongly reccommend this book to any scholar and collector. I am extremly fascinated by the exact dating and reference to the location of the pieces, which was very helpful to update my knowledge on the Ancient Neareastern Art.