Gleaming with finds from recent excavations, this accompanies the Fitzwilliam’s splendid exhibition of artefacts of the Saka people – ornate metalwork of people and animals, real and imaginary. The Saka occupied a vast sweep of land from the Black Sea to modern-day Mongolia, which is punctuated with their burial mounds, where these objects were found.
Gold of the Great Steppe: People, Power and Production
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£27.50
Edition:Hardback978191130091528/11/2021
Categories: 08. Books for the New Year 2022: Art, Art, Books for the New Year 2022
Tags: Central Asia, Exhibition Catalogues
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