SCERRATO, Umberto. 4.11.1928 — 19.2.2004. Italian Archaeologist and Art Historian. Taught at Naples. Worked on Islamic and Iranian regions, alo participated in Swat excavations. To his memory is dedicated the Museo Orientale Umberto Scerrato in Naples, opened in 2012.
Publications: Arte islamica a Napoli. 16+208 p. Napoli 1968; other writings on Islamic art.
– Articles on the archaeology of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
– M. V. Fontana (ed.): Umberto Scerrato: saggi inediti e opera minora. 1-3. 36+1699 p. Rome 2014.
Sources: Wikidata; homepage of the museum.
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