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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-10006155829X
ISBN-139780061558290
eBay Product ID (ePID)17038205212
Product Key Features
Book TitleLost Chalice : The Real-Life Chase for One of the World's Rarest Masterpieces--A Priceless 2,500-Year-Old Artifact Depicting the Fall of Troy
Number of Pages352 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2010
TopicArchaeology, Individual Artists / General, Public Policy / Cultural Policy, Ancient / Greece, Antiquities & Archaeology, History / Ancient & Classical
IllustratorYes
GenreArt, Religion, Political Science, Social Science, History
AuthorVernon Silver
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight10.8 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.3 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal709.38
Synopsis"A riveting story of tomb robbers and antiquities smugglers, high-stakes auctioneers and the princely chiefs of the world's most prestigious museums....A terrific read, from start to finish." --James L. Swanson, New York Times bestselling author of Manhunt An Oxford-trained archaeologist and award-winning journalist based in Rome, Vernon Silver brings us The Lost Chalice, the electrifying true story of the race to secure a priceless, 2,500-year-old cup depicting the fall of Troy--a lost treasure crafted by Euphronios, an artist widely considered "the Leonardo Da Vinci of ancient Greece." A gripping, real life mystery, The Lost Chalice gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of great museums and antiquities collections--exposing a world of greed, backstabbing, and double-dealing., "A riveting story of tomb robbers and antiquities smugglers, high-stakes auctioneers and the princely chiefs of the world's most prestigious museums….A terrific read, from start to finish." -James L. Swanson, New York Times bestselling author of Manhunt An Oxford-trained archaeologist and award-winning journalist based in Rome, Vernon Silver brings us The Lost Chalice, the electrifying true story of the race to secure a priceless, 2,500-year-old cup depicting the fall of Troy-a lost treasure crafted by Euphronios, an artist widely considered "the Leonardo Da Vinci of ancient Greece." A gripping, real life mystery, The Lost Chalice gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of great museums and antiquities collections-exposing a world of greed, backstabbing, and double-dealing.
LC Classification NumberND115.E8S55 2010
