Ancient civilizations in the international collections of the National Gallery of Victoria

Amanda Dunsmore... [et al.]
Melbourne : National Gallery of Victoria, c2004

ISBN: 0724102329

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Book description
This full-colour handbook highlights the rich & extensive collection of antiquities that is to be found in the National Gallery of Victoria. Numbering over 2000 objects, the collection ranges in date from the 5th millenium BC through to the 16th century AD. It includes works from Egypt, the Near East, the Graeco-Roman world and the Pre-Columbian cultures of Mesoamerica. This publication contains over one hundred colour images, a

Ancient Civilizations in the International Collections of the National Gallery of Victoria is one of a new set of publications that celebrate the opening of the refurbished galleries at St Kilda Road, NGV International. Each of these volumes explores a different aspect of the National Gallery of Victoria's International collection, highlighting not only the richness and diversity of our holdings, but also the extraordinary generosity of the patrons and supporters who have presented so many masterpieces to the NGV over the years. [National Gallery of Victoria]

About the author
Dr Colin Hope is the Director for the Centre of Archaeology and Ancient History at Monash University .

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