Format:
152 S.
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col. ill., col. map
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23 cm
ISBN:
1606060821
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9781606060827
Content:
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
Note:
Based on introduction to online catalogue of ancient carved amber in the J. Paul Getty Museum
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 142-145) and index
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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.
Language:
English
Subjects:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science
Keywords:
Bernstein
;
Antike
