Paperback.  54 pages.  In good condition.  Cat No 4850

Explores the rich history, culture, and artistry of Near Eastern pottery, from the lustrous wares of ancient Mesopotamia to the ornate tiles of Ottoman Turkey.  With 64 large b&w plates.  Hardback in red cloth with gilt decoration and a gilt top edge.  175 pages.

The ancient Hittite city of Carchemish sited on the Euphrates was excavated several times in the early C20th, but a recent collaboration between the universities of Durham and Edinburgh resulted in the first extensive survey using advanced remote sensing techniques of, not only the inner city, bu

An overview of a range of excavations over a fifty year period building on the early work of Max Mallowan and including Nimrud, Balawat, the Hamrin dam salvage site and many other Tell sites across Mesopotamia.  Large paperback.  122 pages.

A detailed description of the Assyrian reliefs in the British Museum providing an account of the discovery of the slabs, the development of assyrian art, and an explanation of the content and meaning of the scenes.

Illustrated guide to the Assyrian carved relief panels originally decorating the royal palace at Nimrud  dating from the C9th BC and depicting King Ashurnasirpal and his military campaigns.  Papetrback.  48 pages plus twenty b&w plates.  Good condition.

Discusses continuity and change in Mesopotamia taking as its source written material Assyrian cuneiform texts recovered during a variety of excavations in the land itself.  Original hardback edition.  169 pages.  Some obvious foxing but not an ex-library book.  Cat No 2583

1950's guide to the Sumerian civilisation written for children.  Illustrated with photographs of Wooley's excavations and the artefacts recovered.  Hardback.  48 pages.  Coloured frontispiece.  Good clean condition. Cat No 2332

A large b&w photo album of the statues and carvings recovered from the Tell Hariri excavations which mark the semitic civilization and the ancient city of Mari on the present day Syria/Iraq border now the site of considerable looting.  Hardback.  132 plates.  Ground plans of th

Locally published colour guide to ancient Babylon showing the ruins and comparative reconstructions of the Ishtar Gate, Ziggurat and the Hanging Gardens. 32 pages. Large format landscape paperback. Minor signs of wear but generally good condition. Unusual item. Cat No 1406