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Silk, slaves, and stupas : material culture of the Silk Road, Susan Whitfield

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Summary
"Following her bestselling Life Along the Silk Road, Susan Whitfield widens her exploration of the great cultural highway with another captivating portrait through the experience of things. Silk, Slaves, and Stupas tells the stories of ten very different objects, considering their interaction with the peoples and cultures of the Silk Road--those who made them, carried them, received them, used them, sold them, worshipped them, and, in more recent times, bought them, conserved them, and curated them. From a delicate pair of earrings from a steppe tomb to a massive stupa deep in Central Asia, a hoard of Kushan coins stored in an Ethiopian monastery to a Hellenistic glass bowl from a southern Chinese tomb, and a fragment of Byzantine silk wrapping the bones of a French saint to a Bactrian ewer depicting episodes from the Trojan War, these objects show us something of the cultural diversity and interaction along these trading routes of Afro-Eurasia. Exploring the labor, tools, materials, and rituals behind these various objects, Whitfield infuses her narrative with delightful details as the objects journey through time, space, and meaning. Silk, Slaves, and Stupas is a lively and unique approach to understanding the Silk Road and the cultural, economic, and technical changes of the late antiquity and medieval periods"--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
xi, 339 pages, 19 unnumbered pages of plates
Contents
  • A pair of steppe earrings
  • A hellenistic glass bowl
  • A hoard of Kushan coins
  • Amluk Dara Stupa
  • A Bactrian Ewer
  • A Khotanese plaque
  • The Blue Qur'an
  • A Byzantine hunter silk
  • A Chinese almanac
  • The unknown slave
Isbn
9780520281783
Instance
Label
Silk, slaves, and stupas : material culture of the Silk Road
Title
Silk, slaves, and stupas
Title remainder
material culture of the Silk Road
Statement of responsibility
Susan Whitfield
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
"Following her bestselling Life Along the Silk Road, Susan Whitfield widens her exploration of the great cultural highway with another captivating portrait through the experience of things. Silk, Slaves, and Stupas tells the stories of ten very different objects, considering their interaction with the peoples and cultures of the Silk Road--those who made them, carried them, received them, used them, sold them, worshipped them, and, in more recent times, bought them, conserved them, and curated them. From a delicate pair of earrings from a steppe tomb to a massive stupa deep in Central Asia, a hoard of Kushan coins stored in an Ethiopian monastery to a Hellenistic glass bowl from a southern Chinese tomb, and a fragment of Byzantine silk wrapping the bones of a French saint to a Bactrian ewer depicting episodes from the Trojan War, these objects show us something of the cultural diversity and interaction along these trading routes of Afro-Eurasia. Exploring the labor, tools, materials, and rituals behind these various objects, Whitfield infuses her narrative with delightful details as the objects journey through time, space, and meaning. Silk, Slaves, and Stupas is a lively and unique approach to understanding the Silk Road and the cultural, economic, and technical changes of the late antiquity and medieval periods"--
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1960-
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Whitfield, Susan
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
  • plates
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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  • Material culture
  • Silk Road
  • Asia
Label
Silk, slaves, and stupas : material culture of the Silk Road, Susan Whitfield
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
A pair of steppe earrings -- A hellenistic glass bowl -- A hoard of Kushan coins -- Amluk Dara Stupa -- A Bactrian Ewer -- A Khotanese plaque -- The Blue Qur'an -- A Byzantine hunter silk -- A Chinese almanac -- The unknown slave
Control code
on1005693994
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
xi, 339 pages, 19 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780520281783
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations (some color), color maps
System control number
(OCoLC)1005693994
Label
Silk, slaves, and stupas : material culture of the Silk Road, Susan Whitfield
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
A pair of steppe earrings -- A hellenistic glass bowl -- A hoard of Kushan coins -- Amluk Dara Stupa -- A Bactrian Ewer -- A Khotanese plaque -- The Blue Qur'an -- A Byzantine hunter silk -- A Chinese almanac -- The unknown slave
Control code
on1005693994
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
xi, 339 pages, 19 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780520281783
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations (some color), color maps
System control number
(OCoLC)1005693994

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