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The Gold of Troy: Searching for Homer’s Fabled City by Vladimir Tolstikov and Mikhail Treister, Translated from the Russian by Christina Sever and Mila Bonnichsen.
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DESCRIPTION: HUGE hardcover with dustjacket: 239 pages. Publisher: The Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, The A.S. Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts in association with Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers; (1996). Thought to have been lost, dispersed, or even melted down during World War II, the marvelous ancient artifacts known as the \"Gold of Troy,\" or \"Priam\'s Treasure,\" are among the most important antiquities in existence. The two hundred fifty pieces in this fabulous golden trove were unearthed more than a century ago by the German amateur archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann and have been the subject of endless fascination ever since. In this lavish volume, the official catalogue of the \"Gold of Troy\" exhibition at the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, these spectacular objects are reproduced in full color for the first time, and the tale of how they came to light after fifty years in hiding is told in compelling detail.
The story begins with Schliemann (1822-1890), a wealthy businessman whose passion was to find the lost world of Homer. Guided by The Iliad to a site in northern Turkey that he \"knew\" was ancient Troy, he excavated goblets, coins, jewelry, and other treasures of inestimable value, won great fame, and gave the most important finds - \"Priam\'s Treasure\" among them - to the Berlin Museum. There they remained until the last days of World War II, when the collection was placed in three crates and hidden in an anti-aircraft installation near the Berlin Zoo. As the Red Army overran the city, the Soviets were the first to reach this cache of gold, immediately realized its historical importance, and shipped the hoard to Russia.
In The Gold of Troy are superb color photographs of all 259 artifacts in the Pushkin exhibition, accompanied by extensive individual commentaries. The objects - now generally thought to date from 2600 to 2450 B.C., a thousand years earlier than the fabled city Schliemann was seeking - are from thirteen separate sites excavated by Schliemann from 1872 to 1890, and include priceless jewelry such as diadems, rings, bracelets, earrings, pendants, and brooches, as well as anthropomorphic figures, vessels, axes, beads, and more. An invaluable addition to the literature on antiquity, “The Gold of Troy” includes an introduction to the collection by Irina Antonova, Director of the Pushkin Museum, who was present when the treasure first arrived in Moscow. The main text, by Pushkin Curators Vladimir Tolstikov and Mikhail Treister, provides a detailed history of the artifacts as well as scholarly attributions. A short biography of Schliemann completes the book. 277 illustrations, 263 in full color.
CONDITION: NEW. Publisher: The Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, The A.S. Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts in association with Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers; (1996) 239 pages. Unblemished except VERY slight shelfwear to dustjacket. Pages are pristine; clean, crisp, unmarked, unmutilated, tightly bound, unambiguously unread. Condition is entirely consistent with a new book from an open-shelf bookstore Environment such as Barnes & Noble. Satisfaction unconditionally guaranteed. In stock, ready to ship. No disappointments, no excuses. PROMPT SHIPPING! HEAVILY PADDED, DAMAGE-FREE PACKAGING!
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PUBLISHER REVIEW:
REVIEW: Cloaked in mystery for the past 50 years, the legendary \"Gold of Troy\" is now on display at the Pushkin Museum in Moscow. This handsome volume, the official catalog of the Pushkin exhibition, tells the compelling tale of these ancient artifacts and how they were discovered by the wealthy German businessman Heinrich Schliemann.
PROFESSIONAL REVIEWS:
REVIEW: When Heinrich Schleimann excavated the site of ancient Troy, he discovered a treasure trove. Convinced that he had found the Troy of Helen and Priam, he named the treasure \"Priam\'s Gold\" and eventually gave it to the city of Berlin. At the end of World War II the gold disappeared, and it was assumed in the West that Russian troops had looted it. Most of the art treasures taken by Russian troops at the end of the war eventually turned up back in East German museums, but Priam\'s Gold was lost until 1994, when the Pushkin Museum admitted that it had been storing the gold in its basement since the end of the war (some of the items still had their German tags attached). This resulting catalog for the collection\'s first world tour (Greece, Turkey, and the United Kingdom) presents clear photographs of all 259 items in the Pushkin\'s holdings. Clear and concise essays by Pushkin curators Tolstikov and Treister put Schleimann, his work, and the artifacts into historical perspective. The pictures are pretty, but the text will be of greatest interest to scholars who have had no access to this historical collection for over 50 years. This is an important book for all art and archaeology collections.
REVIEW: One of the greatest mysteries of the worlds of art and archeology was the whereabouts of the Trojan treasures uncovered by Heinrich Schliemann during the 19th century. Presumed to be lost or destroyed, they turned up in Russia, and in April 1996, went on public exhibit at the Pushkin Museum in Moscow. \"We have waited for this exhibition for a long time--too long,\" writes Irina Antonova, director of the Pushkin Museum in the preface to The Gold of Troy, the catalog for the exhibit. \"Undoubtedly it should have been shown many years ago.\"
REVIEW: A complete catalog of 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.
READER REVIEW:
REVIEW: Cloaked in mystery for the past 50 years, the legendary \"Gold of Troy\" is now on display at the Pushkin Museum in Moscow. This handsome volume, the official catalog of the Pushkin exhibition, tells the compelling tale of these ancient artifacts and how they were discovered by the wealthy German businessman Heinrich Schliemann. This catalogue of this exhibition is absolutely magnificent both in color and detail.
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