Background
Curtis, John Edward was born on June 23, 1946 in London. Son of Arthur Norman and Laura Letitia Ladd (Thomas) Curtis.
(This second edition to the art, archaeology and history o...)
This second edition to the art, archaeology and history of Ancient Persia, includes new discoveries and ideas and corrects errors from the first edition. This concise introduction to the subject continues to form a guide to the collection of the British Museum whilst also commenting extensively on the Ancient Persian communities from 6000BC to the 7th century AD.
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(The Assyrian collection of the British Museum is one of t...)
The Assyrian collection of the British Museum is one of the best in the world. This guide to the collection, and to the Assyrian world in general, was first published in 1995 and is now available again. The famous carved stone reliefs from the Assyrian palaces at Nimrud and Nineveh, along with cuneiform clay tablets and an array of small finds, provide the basis for this thematic discussion.
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(Final reports on twp excavations in Northern Iraq carried...)
Final reports on twp excavations in Northern Iraq carried out as part of the Saddam Dam Salvage Project. Qasrij Cliff, small Late Assyrian site of the 8th-7th centuries BC has produced an interesting range of Assyrian pottery. Khirbet Qasrij is later, dating from the obscure period between the fall of Assyria in 612 BC and the start of the Achaemenid era in 539 BC. It is the only site of this period to have been excavated in the area, and casts new light on this dark age in Mesopotamian history. The site is large and excavations were concentrated on an industrial area specialising in the production of pottery.
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( The Cyrus Cylinder is one of the most famous objects to...)
The Cyrus Cylinder is one of the most famous objects to have survived from the ancient world. The Cylinder was inscribed in Babylonian cuneiform on the orders of the Persian King Cyrus the Great (559−530BC) after he captured Babylon in 539BC. It is often referred to as the first bill of human rights as it appears to permit freedom of worship throughout the Persian Empire and to allow deported people to return to their homelands. It is valued by people all around the world as a symbol of tolerance and respect for different peoples and different faiths, so much so that a copy of the cylinder is on display in the United Nations building in New York. This catalogue is being published in conjunction with the first ever tour of the object to the United States, along with sixteen other objects from the British Museum’s collection. The book discusses how these objects demonstrate the innovations initiated by Persian rule in the Ancient Near East (550 BC−331 BC), a prime example being a gold plaque from the Oxus Treasure with the representation of a priest that shows the spread of the Zoroastrian religion. The book offers a new authoritative translation of the Cyrus Cylinder by Irving Finkel and the publication of two fragments of a cuneiform tablet that show how the Cyrus Cylinder was most probably a proclamation and not just a foundation deposit.
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(This second edition to the art, archaeology and history o...)
This second edition to the art, archaeology and history of Ancient Persia, includes new discoveries and ideas and corrects errors from the first edition. This concise introduction to the subject continues to form a guide to the collection of the British Museum whilst also commenting extensively on the Ancient Persian communities from 6000BC to the 7th century AD.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0674034155/?tag=2022091-20
Curtis, John Edward was born on June 23, 1946 in London. Son of Arthur Norman and Laura Letitia Ladd (Thomas) Curtis.
Bachelor, University Bristol, England, 1967. Postgraduate diploma, University London, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy, University London, 1979.
Research assistant department Western Asiatic antiquities, The British Museum, London, 1971-1974; assistant keeper, The British Museum, London, 1974-1989; keeper, The British Museum, London, since 1989.
(This second edition to the art, archaeology and history o...)
(This second edition to the art, archaeology and history o...)
(Final reports on twp excavations in Northern Iraq carried...)
(The work of the British School of Archaeology in Iraq, 19...)
( The Cyrus Cylinder is one of the most famous objects to...)
(The Assyrian collection of the British Museum is one of t...)
( Interest and fascination in Achaemenid Persia has burge...)
Fellow Society Antiquaries. Member British Association Near Eastern Archaeology (chairman since 1996), British School Archaeology in Iraq (vice-chairman since 1996), British Institute Persian Studies (member executive committee since 1991), Ancient Persia Fund (honorary secretary since 1987).
Married Vesta Sarkhosh, July 1, 1977. Children: Roxana Lily, Neil Edward.