Sophia-Karin Psarras

Han Material Culture

An Archaeological Analysis and Vessel Typology

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book analyzes Han dynasty Chinese archaeology based on a comparison of the forms of vessels found in positively dated tombs.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 354
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Februar 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 287mm x 222mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 1243g
• ISBN-13: 9781107069220
• ISBN-10: 110706922X
• Artikelnr.: 41611830

Autorenporträt

Sophia-Karin Psarras is an independent scholar specializing in the political history and the archaeology of Han dynasty China (circa 206 BC¿AD 220) and of contemporaneous non-Chinese cultures. Her work has appeared in such journals as Monumenta Serica, Early China, Dialogues d'histoire ancienne, and Artibus Asiae. Of particular importance in her research is the exploration of interregional relations within Han China and of China's international relations, not only with its immediate neighbors but also with territories extending through India and Central Asia to the classical West.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Problems of chronology
2. The tombs
3. Tomb decor
4. Vessels in the typologies
5. Conclusion.