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The Lost Chalice|Vernon Silver
The Lost 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
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"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.

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  • ISBN-13: 9780061558290
  • ISBN-10: 006155829X
  • Publisher: William Morrow & Company
  • Publish Date: June 2010
  • Dimensions: 8.02 x 5.34 x 0.91 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.67 pounds
  • Page Count: 352

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