LEADER 02689oam 2200613 a 450 001 9910134395403321 005 20230802002216.0 010 $a1-60606-051-1 035 $a(CKB)9870000000001371 035 $a(MH)013075427-7 035 $a(PPN)272544981 035 $a(EXLCZ)999870000000001371 100 $a20110405d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 200 10$aAmber and the ancient world /$fFaya Causey$b[electronic resource] 210 $aLos Angeles, Calif. $cJ. Paul Getty Museum$dc2011 215 $a1 online resource (152 p. )$ccol. ill., col. maps ; 300 $aBased on introduction to online catalogue of ancient carved amber in the J. Paul Getty Museum. 311 $a1-60606-082-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 142-145) and index. 327 $aJewelry : 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. 606 $aAmber$zMediterranean Region$xHistory 606 $aAmber$zItaly$xHistory 606 $aAmber$xHistory 606 $aCivilization, Ancient 606 $aAmber$zAncient Lands 606 $aHistory, Ancient$zAncient Lands 606 $aJewelry$zAncient Lands 607 $aMediterranean Region$xCivilization 607 $aMediterranean Region$xAntiquities 607 $aItaly$xCivilization 607 $aItaly$xAntiquities 608 $aHistory.$2fast 615 0$aAmber$xHistory. 615 0$aAmber$xHistory. 615 0$aAmber$xHistory. 615 0$aCivilization, Ancient. 615 12$aAmber 615 22$aHistory, Ancient 615 22$aJewelry 676 $a553.8/79091822 700 $aCausey$b Faya$0983663 712 02$aJ. Paul Getty Museum. 801 0$bDLC 801 1$bDLC 801 2$bYDX 801 2$bBTCTA 801 2$bYDXCP 801 2$bVP@ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910134395403321 996 $aAmber and the ancient world$92245654 997 $aUNINA 999 $aThis 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