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Bernard Ashmole 1894-1988 : an autobiography / edited by Donna Kurtz

An autobiography of a leading classical archaeologist and authority on Greek sculpture. It recounts his military service, tenure at the British Museum and Oxford, and advisory work for the Getty Museum, alongside a complete bibliography and essays on his scholarly legacy.

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