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Record Nr.

UNINA9910418282303321

Autore

Jean Bussière

Titolo

Ancient Lamps in the J. Paul Getty Museum / Jean Bussiere and Birgitta Lindros Wohl

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Getty Publications, 2017

Los Angeles : , : The J. Paul Getty Museum, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

1-60606-513-0

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 513 pages) : illustrations ;

Disciplina

749/.63

Soggetti

Lamps - California - Los Angeles

Lamps, Ancient - Mediterranean Region

Mediterranean Region Antiquities Catalogs

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 494-512) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Catalogue. Typological classification -- Phoenico-Punic clay saucer lamps -- Greek and Hellenistic clay lamps -- Roman-period clay lamps -- Metal lamps -- Indices. Index of iconography -- Index of signatures and inscriptions -- Index of donors and vendors -- Index of place names -- Concordance of identification numbers.

Sommario/riassunto

"An examination of the hundreds of ancient lamps in the J. Paul Getty Museum collection that are made from clay, bronze, and stone, and date from the end of the 6th century BC to the 7th century AD"--Provided by publisher.