Islamic metalwork from Afghanistan (9th-13th century). The documentation of the IsMEO Italian Archaeological Mission

Laviola, Valentina (2020) Islamic metalwork from Afghanistan (9th-13th century). The documentation of the IsMEO Italian Archaeological Mission. Series Maior, 15 . UniorPress, Napoli. ISBN 978-88-6719-191-8

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ITALIANO: Il volume presenta le collezioni metallistiche documentate dalla Missione Archeologica Italiana IsMEO in Afghanistan (1957-1978), ad oggi ancora largamente inedite e purtroppo quasi del tutto scomparse. I circa 439 manufatti e frammenti, ascrivibili all’arco cronologico tra il IX e il XIII secolo, attestano una produzione ricca e variegata che merita di contributire alla discussione accademica sulla metallistica islamica medievale. Lo studio propone un catalogo articolato in 14 classi funzionali e un’analisi morfologica, decorativa ed epigrafica dei manufatti. Inoltre, l’analisi dei reperti emersi dagli scavi di Ghazni e di quelli presumibilmente provenienti dallo stesso sito conferma il ruolo della città quale importante centro produttivo. / ENGLISH: The volume presents the Islamic metalwork collections documented by the IsMEO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan (1957-1978), largely still unpublished today and sadly lost for the majority. The approximately 439 artefacts and fragments, datable to the chronological range between the 9th and 13th century, attest to a rich and varied production that deserves to be part of the scholarly discussion on Islamic medieval metalwork. The study offers a catalogue organised in 14 functional classes as well as a morphological, decorative and epigraphic analysis of the artefacts. Moreover, the analysis of the finds emerged from the excavations in Ghazni and those allegedely coming from the same site confirms the role played by the city as an important production centre.

Item Type:	Book
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D111 Medieval History
Depositing User:	dr Vincenzo De Luise
Date Deposited:	13 Feb 2021 19:28
Last Modified:	13 Feb 2021 19:28
URI:	http://www.rmoa.unina.it/id/eprint/6324

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