Original title :Iraq Al-Amir: The Castle of the Tobiade Hyrcan
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WILL, Ernest; LARCHÉ, François. Iraq al-Amir: the castle of Tobias Hyrcan. Paris: orientalist bookshop Paul Geuthner, 1991. 31 x 48 cm. 2 volumes (text and plates). Cardboard binding with minor edge tear, otherwise very good condition. 413 pages and 100 plates. Extensively illustrated. Scholarly study of the unique Hellenistic archaeological monument located in the Jordan Valley, 15 km southwest of…
WILL, Ernest; LARCHÉ, François. Iraq al-Amir: the castle of Tobias Hyrcan. Paris: orientalist bookshop Paul Geuthner, 1991. 31 x 48 cm. 2 volumes (text and plates). Cardboard binding with minor edge tear, otherwise very good condition. 413 pages and 100 plates. Extensively illustrated. Scholarly study of the unique Hellenistic archaeological monument located in the Jordan Valley, 15 km southwest of Amman. The fortress, constructed in the 2nd century BCE, was built by Hyrcanus of the Tobiades family. Features remarkable decorative elements combining Hellenistic and Persian artistic influences, including high reliefs and friezes documenting the multicultural architecture of the Hellenistic period.
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