Çavuşoğlu, Urartian Belts (2014)
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Rafet Çavuşoğlu, Urartian Belts / Urartu Kemerler, Ayşe Tatar (tr) (Rezan Has Museum / RHM, İstanbul 2014)
This is the bilingual Catalogue (Turkish and English) of the 74 Urartian Belts which comprise a part of the Urartian Jewelry Collection of the Rezan Has Museum (RHM). The 74 pieces were restored, catalogued and finally exhibited at the RHM in 2014.
Contents: Foreword by Ahu Has p. 7. Preface p. 9. I Introduction pp. 11-14. Chapter II The Historic Development of Belts in the Neolithic Near East pp. 14-19. Chapter III Urartian Belts pp. 20-24. Chapter IV Typology of the Urartian Belts in the Rezan Has Museum pp. 24-28. Chapter V Patterns of Decoration pp. 29-41. Chapter VI Socio-Cultural Context pp. 41-48. Chapter VII On the Comparison and Dating pp. 48-52. Conclusion pp. 52-54.
Catalogue pp. 56-138. List of Plates and Plates pp. 140-189. Bibliography pp. 190-201. Photographs by Reyhan Ekşi. Belt drawings Işıl Çelik, plate drawings Bilcan Gökçe.