Sarah Fisk

About Sarah Fisk

This author has not yet filled in any details.
So far Sarah Fisk has created 2 blog entries.

Sarah’s Object Proposal

Stone used for weighing, inscribed with the weight 485 (drahms)I am excited to further research this object as I hope it will provide a unique illustration of how Sogdian's used stones as a record material and also give insight into the economic trade system. // Sources Valerie Hansen, The Silk Road: A New History (Oxford: Oxford University [...]

By Sarah Fisk| 2016-03-18T14:56:04-05:00 March 14th, 2016|Object Proposals, Sarah|0 Comments

Sarah’s Theme Proposal

The People -Who are they? -Physical aspects (at home and abroad) -Self-image -Biographies/stories I am interested in humanizing the Sogdian’s history and I can do so through focusing on biographies and stories. This was inspired by the story of Xuanzang and how we know of his travels through his detailed writings to Huili (Hansen). In order to [...]

By Sarah Fisk| 2018-01-07T14:25:21-05:00 February 29th, 2016|Sarah, Theme Proposals|0 Comments