Ancient Carved Ambers in the J. Paul Getty Museum

Ancient Carved Ambers in the J. Paul Getty Museum

"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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: J. Paul Getty Museum, issuing body (issuing body)
Otros Autores: Causey, Faya, author (author), Schilling, Michael (Michael Roy), contributor (contributor), Khanjian, Herant, contributor, Maish, Jeffrey, contributor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Getty Publications
Materias:
J. Paul Getty Museum > Catalogs.
Art objects > California > Los Angeles > Catalogs.
Art objects, Etruscan > Catalogs.
Art objects, Ancient > Catalogs.
Amber art objects > Catalogs.
History of the arts
Collection catalogs.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009431180206719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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