The Gold of Troy: Searching for Homer's Fabled City, Hardcover

Hardcover book Title: The Gold of Troy: Searching for Homer's Fabled City Author: Irina; Vladimir Tolstikov & Mikhail Treister Antonova First Published in 1996 Condition: Good Used. Light weight on cover/jacker, small rip. See images. Genre: History, Nonfiction, Greece Overview: The treasures of ancient Troy are a collection of gold and silver ornaments, jewelry and precious gems, dating back to the 12th century BC. They were unearthed by the German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann in 1873. During the years of World War II the treasures disappeared from the Berlin Museum of Archaeology and were feared destroyed. Hidden from the world for 50 years, their recovery is celebrated in this volume, published in conjunction with an exhibition to be held at the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow in 1996.