Ancient Carved Ambers in the J. Paul Getty Museum
Causey, Faya,
Ancient Carved Ambers in the J. Paul Getty Museum Faya Causey ; with technical analysis by Jeff Maish, Herant Khanjian, and Michael Schilling. - 1 online resource (pages cm) - Book collections on Project MUSE. .
Includes bibliographical references.
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.
Open Access
"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.
9781606066355
J. Paul Getty Museum--Catalogs.
Art objects--California--Los Angeles--Catalogs.
Art objects, Etruscan--Catalogs.
Art objects, Ancient--Catalogs.
Amber art objects--Catalogs.
Collection catalogs.
Electronic books.
NK6000 / .J3 2019
709.0109794/94
Ancient Carved Ambers in the J. Paul Getty Museum Faya Causey ; with technical analysis by Jeff Maish, Herant Khanjian, and Michael Schilling. - 1 online resource (pages cm) - Book collections on Project MUSE. .
Includes bibliographical references.
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.
Open Access
"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.
9781606066355
J. Paul Getty Museum--Catalogs.
Art objects--California--Los Angeles--Catalogs.
Art objects, Etruscan--Catalogs.
Art objects, Ancient--Catalogs.
Amber art objects--Catalogs.
Collection catalogs.
Electronic books.
NK6000 / .J3 2019
709.0109794/94