The Cyrus Cylinder and ancient Persia : a new beginning for the Middle East
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The Cyrus Cylinder and ancient Persia : a new beginning for the Middle East
British Museum, 2013
大学図書館所蔵 全2件
  青森
  岩手
  宮城
  秋田
  山形
  福島
  茨城
  栃木
  群馬
  埼玉
  千葉
  東京
  神奈川
  新潟
  富山
  石川
  福井
  山梨
  長野
  岐阜
  静岡
  愛知
  三重
  滋賀
  京都
  大阪
  兵庫
  奈良
  和歌山
  鳥取
  島根
  岡山
  広島
  山口
  徳島
  香川
  愛媛
  高知
  福岡
  佐賀
  長崎
  熊本
  大分
  宮崎
  鹿児島
  沖縄
  韓国
  中国
  タイ
  イギリス
  ドイツ
  スイス
  フランス
  ベルギー
  オランダ
  スウェーデン
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  アメリカ
注記
Exhibition catalogue
Catalogue of the exhibition held at Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., Mar. 9-Apr. 28, 2013; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 3-June 14, 2013; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, June 20-Aug. 4, 2013; Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, Aug 9-Sept. 22, 2013; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa, Los Angeles, Oct. 2-Dec. 2, 2013
Translation of the text by Irving Finkel: p. 42-43
内容説明・目次
内容説明
The Cyrus Cylinder is one of the most famous objects to have survived from the ancient world. Inscribed in Babylonian cuneiform on the orders of the Persian King Cyrus the Great (559 530BC) after he captured Babylon, it is often referred to as the first bill of human rights, as it appears to permit freedom of worship throughout the Persian Empire and to allow deported people to return to their homelands. It is a valued object by people all around the world as a symbol of tolerance and respect for different peoples and different faiths, which is why a copy of the cylinder is on display in the United Nations building in New York. This lavishly illustrated catalogue is published to complement the first ever tour of the object to the United States, along with sixteen other objects from the British Museum's world-famous collection. Including a new authoritative translation of the Cyrus Cylinder by Irving Finkel, The Cyrus Cylinder and Ancient Persia offers a fascinating introduction into a period of great social and political change in the Ancient Near East.. `You could almost say that the Cyrus Cylinder is a history of the Middle East in one object and it is a link to a past which we all share and to a key moment in history that has shaped the world around us.' - Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum
目次
Introductory essay by Neil MacGregor * Translation of the Cyrus Cylinder by Irving Finkel * Catalogue * 5 contextual chapters (The Origins of the Persians, History of the Persian Empire, The Main Cities of the Persian Empire, The Art and Architecture of the Persian Empire and The Oxus Treasure).
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