UID:
almafu_9958100894202883
Format:
1 online resource (152 p. )
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col. ill., col. maps ;
ISBN:
1-60606-051-1
Note:
Based on introduction to online catalogue of ancient carved amber in the J. Paul Getty Museum.
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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.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-60606-082-1
Language:
English
Keywords:
History.
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History.
;
History.
