02687oam 2200613 a 450 99632065440331620230802002216.01-60606-051-1(CKB)9870000000001371(MH)013075427-7(PPN)272544981(EXLCZ)99987000000000137120110405d2011 uy 0engAmber and the ancient world /Faya Causey[electronic resource]Los Angeles, Calif. J. Paul Getty Museumc20111 online resource (152 p. )col. ill., col. maps ;Based on introduction to online catalogue of ancient carved amber in the J. Paul Getty Museum.1-60606-082-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. 142-145) and index.Jewelry : never just jewelry -- Amber magic? -- What is amber? -- Where is amber found? -- The properties of amber -- Ancient names for amber -- Color and other optical characteristics : ancient perception and reception -- Ancient literary sources on the origins of amber -- Amber and forgery -- The ancient transport of amber -- Literary sources on the use of amber -- Amber medicine, amber amulets -- Archeological evidence for the use of figured amber : three periods of abundance -- The working of amber : ancient evidence and modern analysis -- The production of ancient figured amber objects.AmberMediterranean RegionHistoryAmberItalyHistoryAmberHistoryCivilization, AncientAmberAncient LandsHistory, AncientAncient LandsJewelryAncient LandsMediterranean RegionCivilizationMediterranean RegionAntiquitiesItalyCivilizationItalyAntiquitiesHistory.fastAmberHistory.AmberHistory.AmberHistory.Civilization, Ancient.AmberHistory, AncientJewelry553.8/79091822Causey Faya983663J. Paul Getty Museum.DLCDLCYDXBTCTAYDXCPVP@BOOK996320654403316Amber and the ancient world2245654UNISAThis Record contains information from the Harvard Library Bibliographic Dataset, which is provided by the Harvard Library under its Bibliographic Dataset Use Terms and includes data made available by, among others the Library of Congress