This catalogue presents a grouping of remarkable amber carvings from the J. Paul Getty Museum’s collection—the instant largest torso of this cloth inward the U.S. in addition to i of the roughly of import inward the world. The fifty-six Etruscan, Greek, in addition to Italic carved ambers engagement from roughly 650 to 300 B.C.
Offering a amount description of each piece, including typology, style, chronology, provenance, condition, in addition to iconography, the catalogue is preceded yesteryear a full general introduction to ancient amber. Through exquisite visual examples in addition to brilliant excerpts from classical texts, this mass examines the myths in addition to legends woven roughly amber—its job inward magic in addition to medicine, its carry in addition to carving, in addition to its incorporation into jewelry, amulets, in addition to other objects of prestige.
This open-access catalogue is available for costless online in addition to inward multiple formats for download, including PDF, MOBI/Kindle, in addition to EPUB. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 paperback reference edition is likewise available for purchase.
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