Beads, coveted for their beauty and supposed magical and talismanic properties, have often been used as currency. This work examines beads in Western and Central Asia from the Eastern Mediterranean to Mesopotamia, Iran and Afghanistan, many items dating from late-Roman to mid-Islamic times.
Bezorgen: Zodra beschikbaar
Beads, coveted for their beauty and supposed magical and talismanic properties, have often been used as currency. This work examines beads in Western and Central Asia from the Eastern Mediterranean to Mesopotamia, Iran and Afghanistan, many items dating from late-Roman to mid-Islamic times.