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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
| Ancient Carved Ambers in the J. Paul Getty Museum / Faya Causey ; with technical analysis by Jeff Maish, Herant Khanjian, and Michael Schilling |
| Autore | Causey Faya |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | 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. |
| ISBN | 1-60606-634-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910404131803321 |
Causey Faya
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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French silver in the J. Paul Getty Museum / / Charissa Bremer-David ; with technical contributions by Jessica Chasen, Arlen Heginbotham, and Julie Wolfe
| French silver in the J. Paul Getty Museum / / Charissa Bremer-David ; with technical contributions by Jessica Chasen, Arlen Heginbotham, and Julie Wolfe |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Getty Publications, 2023 |
| Disciplina | 739.2/30944361033 |
| Soggetto topico |
Silverwork - France - Paris - History - 18th century
Silverwork - France - Paris - History - 17th century Silverwork - California - Los Angeles |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Collection catalogs. |
| ISBN |
1-60606-829-6
1-60606-831-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction: J. Paul Getty as a Silver Collector and the Formation of the Museum's French Silver Collection -- Note to the Reader I: Stamps and Marks -- Note to the Reader II: Historic Units of Measure and Currency -- Catalogue -- Water Fountain (Fontaine), transformed from a Water Flagon (Buire) -- Lidded Bowl (Écuelle couverte) -- Pair of Tureens, Liners, and Stands (Paire de terrines, doublures et plateaux) -- Pair of Decorative Bronzes: Sugar Casters in the Form of Cane Field Laborers (Sucriers à poudre en forme d'ouvriers des champs de canne) -- Two Sugar Casters (Deux sucriers à poudre) -- Pair of Lidded Tureens, Liners, and Stands (Paire de pots à oille couvertes, doublures et plateaux) -- Tray for Lidded Beakers (Gantière pour gobelets couverts) -- La machine d'argent, or Centerpiece for a Table (Surtout de table) -- Sauceboat on Stand (Saucière sur support) -- Two Girandoles (Deux girandoles) -- Maker Biographies -- Appendix: Silver Alloy Analysis by X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy / Jessica Chasen, Arlen Heginbotham and Julie Wolfe. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910737101003321 |
| Getty Publications, 2023 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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