{"product_id":"masters-of-fire-copper-age-art-from-israel-hardcover","title":"Masters of Fire: Copper Age Art from Israel - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Sebbane\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eOsnat Misch-Brandl\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDaniel M. Master\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe catalogue for the exciting exhibition at New York University's Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, \u003ci\u003eMasters of Fire\u003c\/i\u003e presents a comprehensive overview of the little-known yet extraordinary Chalcolithic culture, which existed in the southern Levant from 4500-3600 bce. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMasters of Fire\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on the people of the southern Levant who harnessed the power of metallurgy during the fourth millennium bce. Artisans produced extraordinary copper objects while other craftsmen molded pottery and stone into complex anthropomorphic burial containers, statuettes, and ritual objects. Taken together, these artifacts reveal the first stratified culture known in the ancient Near East. Highlights of the exhibition include a selection of material from the Nahal Mishmar hoard, an unprecedented collection of copper prestige and ritual objects, organic materials from the Cave of the Warrior, and an exceptional group of ritual figurines. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eContributors include Thomas E. Levy, Daniel M. Master, Osnat Misch-Brandl, Yorke M. Rowan, Michael Sebbane, Dina Shalem, and Orit Shamir. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCover photograph (c) Bruce M. White, 201?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Sebbane\u003c\/b\u003e is chief curator of the National Treasures of the Israel Antiquities Authority. \u003cb\u003eOsnat Misch-Brandl\u003c\/b\u003e is a curator of Chalcolithic and Canaanite periods at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem. \u003cb\u003eDaniel M. Master\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of archaeology at Wheaton College and codirector of the Leon Levy Expedition at Ashkelon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.83 x 11.81 x 8.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 04, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757007765792,"sku":"9780691162867","price":120.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/376a9cb1e2831dae2858ef8b084e6912.webp?v=1780091401","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/masters-of-fire-copper-age-art-from-israel-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}