The Cyrus Cylinder and Ancient Persia
Description
This richly illustrated catalogue was published in 2013 in conjunction with the first-ever tour of the Cyrus Cylinder to Mumbai, along with the 32 other associated artefacts from the British Museum collection. The book discusses how these objects demonstrate the innovations initiated by Persian rule in the Ancient Near East and offers a fascinating introduction into a period of great social and political change in this region. The Cyrus Cylinder is one of the most famous objects to have survived from the ancient world. This small historically significant clay cylinder with inscriptions in Babylonian cuneiform, which has resided since 1879 in the British Museum collection, was the proclamation of the Achaemenid King Cyrus the Great (539 BCE) at the time of his conquest of Babylon. The exhibition and this catalogue was produced by The British Museum and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya in partnership with Sir Dorabji Tata Trust, Sir Ratan Tata Trust and Navajbai Ratan Tata Trust.
Author
John Curtis
Publication Details
Hard bound with a flap jacket, 148 pages