Along the Ancient Silk Routes

New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1982. — 225 p. — ISBN-0-87099-300-3Central Asian Art from the West Berlin State Museums.
One the great rewards of visit to the Museum fur Indische Kunst in Dahlem, West Berlin, is opportunity to see its extraordinary holdings in the art of Central Asia. With only a handful of important collections of Central Asia art in world, Berlin's remains unrivaled, particularly in the magnificent assemblage of wall painting. Acquired in the first quarter of this century as the result of four pioneering expeditions to the remote and inhospitable region of Chinese Turkestan, the Berlin collection has led the way to a greater understanding and appreciation of the ancient cultures of Central Asia