K R Maxwell-Hyslop
Biographic Data
| ID | 379570 |
|---|---|
| NAME | K R Maxwell-Hyslop |
| GIVEN NAMES | K R |
| FAMILY NAME | Maxwell-Hyslop |
| SIGNATURE | MAXWELL-HYSLOP K R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of London |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 26 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 26 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1950 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
A Note on the Anatolian Connections of the Tôd Treasure
Since the detailed study by Edith Porada of the cylinder seals and small objects from the celebrated treasure found in the temple of Mont at Tôd in Upper Egypt, questions concerning its origin and date still remain unanswered. Porada suggested that in addition to seals from Eastern Iran and possibly Afghanistan, a North Syrian origin for two of the cylinders seems a distinct possibility. Two other cylinder seals were carved in Mesopotamian style,…
The Goddess Nanše an Attempt to Identify Her Representation
Two unpublished terracottas from Ur, now in the British Museum, and a terracotta from Ur, now in the University Museum, Philadelphia, deserve attention for the contribution they can make to the problem of identifying the well known “goddess on a goose”. I am grateful to Carole Mendleson for the catalogue descriptions for Nos. 1–2.(1) B.M. 127484. U. 17163 (Diqdiqqah), Plate VIIa. 60 × 78 mm. Chair relief. Bottom part only remaining. A figure, alm…
A Comment on the Finds from Khinaman
Dalbergia Sissoo Roxburgh
The identification of Old Persian yakā - with Dalbergia sissoo Roxburgh was suggested by Ilya Gershevitch in a memorable article in 1957 after extensive investigations in the Bashākard mountains of northern Iranian Makran (east of L. 58, c. 100 miles north-east of Jask). The sissoo has been defined as a “large deciduous tree, bark grey, heartwood brown with darker veins, leaflets 3–5, broadly elliptical or ovate”, and K. A. Chowdhury has studied …
Iron at Taanach and Early Iron Metallurgy in the Eastern Mediterranean
A group of iron artifacts with a terminus ante quem of ca. 925 B.C. from Taanach in Palestine was studied metallurgically in order to see if they would yield any evidence pertinent to understanding the technological background of the early Iron Age. The results suggest that by the late tenth century blacksmiths supplying northern Palestine were able to produce carburized iron (steel), which is a product superior to bronze. Complementary studies o…
Iron at Taanach and Early Iron Metallurgy in the Eastern Mediterranean
A Note on the Jewellery Listed in the Inventory of Manninni (CTH 504)
The lack of stratified examples of Hittite jewellery emphasizes the importance of the evidence afforded by inventories such as the Inventory of Manninni recently published by Dr S. Košak. Although many of the words designating specific pieces of jewellery or goldwork cannot yet be translated, a study of the inventories combined with contemporary archaeological evidence can assist in forming a more detailed assessment of the products of Hittite je…
III. A Gold Earring From the Great Shaft at Tell Ed-Duweir (Lachish)
An Iron Dagger from Tomb 240 at Tell Fara South
An Iron Dagger from Tomb 240 at Tell Fara South
Sources of Sumerian Gold
In Sir Leonard Woolley's account of the Royal Cemetery at Ur, Dr. Plenderleith mentions in his section on metal techniques a minute ring (diameter 2 mm) composed of six gold granules, which was found in the tomb of Queen Pu-Abi, and states, The Sumerians were the first people we know to have shown skill in filigree and granulated work .1 While there is no difficulty in finding examples of filigree or crude attempts at granulation in the Royal Cem…
Ancient steel from Egypt
Assyrian Sources of Iron. A Preliminary Survey of the Historical and Geographical Evidence
In his introduction to the Nimrud wine tablets Professor Mallowan has pointed out that the closest source of iron for Assyria were mines noted by Layard in Kurdistan, notably in the Berwari valley north-east of Amadiya, and also in the Tiyari mountains “particularly in the heights above Lizan”.Iron was also observed by Layard only “three or four days journey from Mosul”, “in great quantities scattered on the sides of mountains,” and his informati…
The Gold Jewellery from Nimrud
At present, all the metalwork excavated at Nimrud by the British School of Archaeology in Iraq between 1949 and 1963 is being catalogued with a view to publication. As the amount of gold jewellery is relatively small, and because as a group it seems to form an easily separable entity, it has been decided to isolate it from the main corpus of metal objects and publish it independently. The authors are grateful to Professor Sir Max Mallowan for per…
An Illustration to a Mari Inventory?
iṣkakku kap-ta-ru-ú mu-ḫa-šu ù it i-ši-is-sú-ú ḫurâṣa(m) uḫ-ḫu-uZ mu-uḫ-ḫa-šu ta-am-liabanuknê(m)‘A weapon of Caphtor with pommel and base overlaid with gold and pommel inlaid with lapis lazuli.’A Fragmentary fresco from the Palace of Zimri-Lim at Mari of a flange-hilted dagger or dirk with pointed shoulders (or ‘horns’) provides a possible illustration of a type of weapon described in the inventory and merits attention when Levantine-Cretan-Myce…
Near Eastern Gold ‘Treasures
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Three Iron Swords from Luristan
None of the three swords to be discussed has a precise provenance. The first sword is the property of R. T. Clough Esq., and was kindly lent to us for examination; the second was bought through dealers and is now the property of the Institute of Archaeology, University of London; the third was kindly given to the Institute of Archaeology by G. Nazar Esq., to whom we would like here to record our sincere thanks.Our purpose will be to discuss the t…
A Note on the Significance of the Technique of 'Casting on' as Applied to a Group of Daggers from North-West Persia
In 1962 the authors published a photograph of a dagger from Iran (of unknown provenance) in the United States National Museum, Smithsonian Institution, at the same time pointing out that this was an example of the application of the technique of ‘casting on’. Since then we have received a radiograph of this dagger, kindly taken by the United States Naval Ordnance Laboratory, and this clearly shows the junction between the tang of the blade and th…
Les Outils de bronze de l'Indus au Danube . Jean Deshayes
Bronzes from Iran in the Collections of the Institute of Archaeology, University of London (with a Technical Report on the Bronzes by H. W. M. Hodges)
K. R. Maxwell-Hyslop, H. W. M. Hodges, Bronzes from Iran in the Collections of the Institute of Archaeology, University of London (with a Technical Report on the Bronzes by H. W. M. Hodges), Iraq, Vol. 24, No. 2 (Autumn, 1962), pp. 126-133
The Ur Jewellery. A Re-Assessment in the Light of Some Recent Discoveries
K. R. Maxwell-Hyslop, The Ur Jewellery. A Re-Assessment in the Light of Some Recent Discoveries, Iraq, Vol. 22, Ur in Retrospect. In Memory of Sir C. Leonard Woolley (Spring - Autumn, 1960), pp. 105-115
Notes on some distinctive types of bronzes from Populonia, Etruria
The weapons from Populonia and Vetulonia have been the subject of an admirable study by Signora Tallochini and I am most grateful for her help when I was working in the Archæological Museum at Florence, where I was afforded every facility for studying the bronzes from these sites. Tomb 7 at Piano delle Granate, Populonia, an inhumation ‘fossa’ grave contained the bronze dagger (fig. 1, no. 1), a fibula with slightly thickened round bow, a bronze …
Urartian Bronzes in Etruscan Tombs
Objects showing strong oriental influence in the large Etruscan tombs have been studied by many distinguished scholars writing over a long period of years and from many different standpoints—by Karo as a classical archaeologist and Lehmann-Haupt as an authority on Armenia, followed by Randall MacIver, Poulsen, Kunze, Schachermeyr, Herzfeld, Pareti, Curtis and Hanfmann. Nor must the pioneer work of Herzfeld on Urartu and Etruria be forgotten. Amon…
Note on a Shaft-Hole Axe-Pick from Khurab, Makran
An Axe from Luristan in the Otago Museum, Dunedin, New Zealand
Iron at Taanach and Early Iron Metallurgy in the Eastern Mediterranean
A group of iron artifacts with a terminus ante quem of ca. 925 B.C. from Taanach in Palestine was studied metallurgically in order to see if they would yield any evidence pertinent to understanding the technological background of the early Iron Age. The results suggest that by the late tenth century blacksmiths supplying northern Palestine were able to produce carburized iron (steel), which is a product superior to bronze. Complementary studies o…
Ancient steel from Egypt
A Note on the Anatolian Connections of the Tôd Treasure
Since the detailed study by Edith Porada of the cylinder seals and small objects from the celebrated treasure found in the temple of Mont at Tôd in Upper Egypt, questions concerning its origin and date still remain unanswered. Porada suggested that in addition to seals from Eastern Iran and possibly Afghanistan, a North Syrian origin for two of the cylinders seems a distinct possibility. Two other cylinder seals were carved in Mesopotamian style,…
Dalbergia Sissoo Roxburgh
The identification of Old Persian yakā - with Dalbergia sissoo Roxburgh was suggested by Ilya Gershevitch in a memorable article in 1957 after extensive investigations in the Bashākard mountains of northern Iranian Makran (east of L. 58, c. 100 miles north-east of Jask). The sissoo has been defined as a “large deciduous tree, bark grey, heartwood brown with darker veins, leaflets 3–5, broadly elliptical or ovate”, and K. A. Chowdhury has studied …
Near Eastern Gold ‘Treasures
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An Axe from Luristan in the Otago Museum, Dunedin, New Zealand
The Cultures of Prehistoric Egypt
Originally issued in two volumes, the findings in this study of pre-dynastic Egypt are based on excavated antiquities
Note on a Shaft-Hole Axe-Pick from Khurab, Makran
Urartian Bronzes in Etruscan Tombs
Objects showing strong oriental influence in the large Etruscan tombs have been studied by many distinguished scholars writing over a long period of years and from many different standpoints—by Karo as a classical archaeologist and Lehmann-Haupt as an authority on Armenia, followed by Randall MacIver, Poulsen, Kunze, Schachermeyr, Herzfeld, Pareti, Curtis and Hanfmann. Nor must the pioneer work of Herzfeld on Urartu and Etruria be forgotten. Amon…
Notes on some distinctive types of bronzes from Populonia, Etruria
The weapons from Populonia and Vetulonia have been the subject of an admirable study by Signora Tallochini and I am most grateful for her help when I was working in the Archæological Museum at Florence, where I was afforded every facility for studying the bronzes from these sites. Tomb 7 at Piano delle Granate, Populonia, an inhumation ‘fossa’ grave contained the bronze dagger (fig. 1, no. 1), a fibula with slightly thickened round bow, a bronze …
The Ur Jewellery. A Re-Assessment in the Light of Some Recent Discoveries
K. R. Maxwell-Hyslop, The Ur Jewellery. A Re-Assessment in the Light of Some Recent Discoveries, Iraq, Vol. 22, Ur in Retrospect. In Memory of Sir C. Leonard Woolley (Spring - Autumn, 1960), pp. 105-115
Bronzes from Iran in the Collections of the Institute of Archaeology, University of London (with a Technical Report on the Bronzes by H. W. M. Hodges)
K. R. Maxwell-Hyslop, H. W. M. Hodges, Bronzes from Iran in the Collections of the Institute of Archaeology, University of London (with a Technical Report on the Bronzes by H. W. M. Hodges), Iraq, Vol. 24, No. 2 (Autumn, 1962), pp. 126-133
Les Outils de bronze de l'Indus au Danube . Jean Deshayes
A Note on the Significance of the Technique of 'Casting on' as Applied to a Group of Daggers from North-West Persia
In 1962 the authors published a photograph of a dagger from Iran (of unknown provenance) in the United States National Museum, Smithsonian Institution, at the same time pointing out that this was an example of the application of the technique of ‘casting on’. Since then we have received a radiograph of this dagger, kindly taken by the United States Naval Ordnance Laboratory, and this clearly shows the junction between the tang of the blade and th…
Three Iron Swords from Luristan
None of the three swords to be discussed has a precise provenance. The first sword is the property of R. T. Clough Esq., and was kindly lent to us for examination; the second was bought through dealers and is now the property of the Institute of Archaeology, University of London; the third was kindly given to the Institute of Archaeology by G. Nazar Esq., to whom we would like here to record our sincere thanks.Our purpose will be to discuss the t…
An Illustration to a Mari Inventory?
iṣkakku kap-ta-ru-ú mu-ḫa-šu ù it i-ši-is-sú-ú ḫurâṣa(m) uḫ-ḫu-uZ mu-uḫ-ḫa-šu ta-am-liabanuknê(m)‘A weapon of Caphtor with pommel and base overlaid with gold and pommel inlaid with lapis lazuli.’A Fragmentary fresco from the Palace of Zimri-Lim at Mari of a flange-hilted dagger or dirk with pointed shoulders (or ‘horns’) provides a possible illustration of a type of weapon described in the inventory and merits attention when Levantine-Cretan-Myce…
Near Eastern Gold ‘Treasures
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
The Gold Jewellery from Nimrud
At present, all the metalwork excavated at Nimrud by the British School of Archaeology in Iraq between 1949 and 1963 is being catalogued with a view to publication. As the amount of gold jewellery is relatively small, and because as a group it seems to form an easily separable entity, it has been decided to isolate it from the main corpus of metal objects and publish it independently. The authors are grateful to Professor Sir Max Mallowan for per…
Assyrian Sources of Iron. A Preliminary Survey of the Historical and Geographical Evidence
In his introduction to the Nimrud wine tablets Professor Mallowan has pointed out that the closest source of iron for Assyria were mines noted by Layard in Kurdistan, notably in the Berwari valley north-east of Amadiya, and also in the Tiyari mountains “particularly in the heights above Lizan”.Iron was also observed by Layard only “three or four days journey from Mosul”, “in great quantities scattered on the sides of mountains,” and his informati…
Ancient steel from Egypt
Sources of Sumerian Gold
In Sir Leonard Woolley's account of the Royal Cemetery at Ur, Dr. Plenderleith mentions in his section on metal techniques a minute ring (diameter 2 mm) composed of six gold granules, which was found in the tomb of Queen Pu-Abi, and states, The Sumerians were the first people we know to have shown skill in filigree and granulated work .1 While there is no difficulty in finding examples of filigree or crude attempts at granulation in the Royal Cem…
An Iron Dagger from Tomb 240 at Tell Fara South
An Iron Dagger from Tomb 240 at Tell Fara South
III. A Gold Earring From the Great Shaft at Tell Ed-Duweir (Lachish)
A Note on the Jewellery Listed in the Inventory of Manninni (CTH 504)
The lack of stratified examples of Hittite jewellery emphasizes the importance of the evidence afforded by inventories such as the Inventory of Manninni recently published by Dr S. Košak. Although many of the words designating specific pieces of jewellery or goldwork cannot yet be translated, a study of the inventories combined with contemporary archaeological evidence can assist in forming a more detailed assessment of the products of Hittite je…
Iron at Taanach and Early Iron Metallurgy in the Eastern Mediterranean
A group of iron artifacts with a terminus ante quem of ca. 925 B.C. from Taanach in Palestine was studied metallurgically in order to see if they would yield any evidence pertinent to understanding the technological background of the early Iron Age. The results suggest that by the late tenth century blacksmiths supplying northern Palestine were able to produce carburized iron (steel), which is a product superior to bronze. Complementary studies o…
Iron at Taanach and Early Iron Metallurgy in the Eastern Mediterranean
Dalbergia Sissoo Roxburgh
The identification of Old Persian yakā - with Dalbergia sissoo Roxburgh was suggested by Ilya Gershevitch in a memorable article in 1957 after extensive investigations in the Bashākard mountains of northern Iranian Makran (east of L. 58, c. 100 miles north-east of Jask). The sissoo has been defined as a “large deciduous tree, bark grey, heartwood brown with darker veins, leaflets 3–5, broadly elliptical or ovate”, and K. A. Chowdhury has studied …
A Comment on the Finds from Khinaman
The Goddess Nanše an Attempt to Identify Her Representation
Two unpublished terracottas from Ur, now in the British Museum, and a terracotta from Ur, now in the University Museum, Philadelphia, deserve attention for the contribution they can make to the problem of identifying the well known “goddess on a goose”. I am grateful to Carole Mendleson for the catalogue descriptions for Nos. 1–2.(1) B.M. 127484. U. 17163 (Diqdiqqah), Plate VIIa. 60 × 78 mm. Chair relief. Bottom part only remaining. A figure, alm…
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