Before the Roses and Nightingales: Excavations at Quasr-i Abu Nasr, Old Shiraz
272 pages
158 illustrations
This title is out of print.
Foreword
Charles K. Wilkinson
Preface
Chapter I: Introduction
Chapter II: The Western Area (Achaemenid Enclosure)
Chapter III: The Fortress (The Sasanian Citadel)
Chapter IV: The Tombs and the Town
Appendix A: Locations of Sealings
Appendix B: Artifacts from Qasr-i Abu Nasr in The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Appendix C: Colors for Ceramics
Key to Abbreviated Reference for Archaeological Sites
Abbreviations
Bibliography
Indexes
Met Art in Publication
ca. 6th–5th century BCE
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Citation
Whitcomb, Donald S. 1985. Before the Roses and Nightingales: Excavations at Qasr-i Abu Nasr, Old Shiraz. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art.