Ancient Carved Ambers in the J. Paul Getty Museum / Faya Causey ; with technical analysis by Jeff Maish, Herant Khanjian, and Michael Schilling
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Causey Faya
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Ancient Carved Ambers in the J. Paul Getty Museum / Faya Causey ; with technical analysis by Jeff Maish, Herant Khanjian, and Michael Schilling
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| Pubblicazione: | Getty Publications |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource |
| Disciplina: | 709.0109794/94 |
| Soggetto topico: | Art objects - California - Los Angeles |
| Art objects, Etruscan | |
| Art objects, Ancient | |
| Amber art objects | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Collection catalogs. |
| Soggetto non controllato: | History of the arts |
| Persona (resp. second.): | SchillingMichael (Michael Roy) |
| KhanjianHerant | |
| MaishJeffrey | |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Introduction -- Amber and the ancient world -- 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 -- The bronze age -- Early iron age and the orientalizing period -- The archaic and afterward -- The working of amber: ancient evidence and modern analysis -- The production of ancient figured amber objects -- Catalogue -- Technical essay: analysis of selected ambers from the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum / Jeff Maish, Herant Khanjian, and Michael Schilling. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | "This catalogue provides a general introduction to amber in the ancient world followed by detailed catalogue entries for fifty-six Etruscan, Greek, and Italic carved ambers from the J. Paul Getty Museum. The volume concludes with technical notes about scientific investigations of these objects and Baltic amber"--Provided by publisher. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Ancient Carved Ambers in the J. Paul Getty Museum |
| ISBN: | 1-60606-634-X |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910404131803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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