From Nineveh to New York: The Strange Story of the Assyrian Reliefs in the Metropolitan Museum & the Hidden Masterpiece at Canford School

by John Malcolm Russell

The story of Sir Austen Henry Layard's rediscovery of ancient Assyria and its fabled capital, Nineveh, is one of the great tales of the nineteenth century, uniting archaeological imperialism, genius, and romance. No less remarkable is the story of the collection, dispersal, and then frantic re-acquisition in the twentieth century of the world's greatest Assyrian collection ever to be in private hands. In this fascinating history of the reception of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300064594
• ISBN13: 9780300064599
• Release Date: May 1997
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.9" x 10.5"