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100 1 _aCausey, Faya
_eAuteur
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245 1 0 _aAmber and the ancient world
_h[Texte imprimé] /
_cFaya Causey
260 _aLos Angeles, Calif. :
_bJ. Paul Getty Museum,
_cc2011
300 _a1 vol. (152 p.) :
_bill., 1 carte, jaqette ill. ;
_c23 cm
500 _aBased on introduction to online catalogue of ancient carved amber in the J. Paul Getty Museum.
500 _aIndex
504 _aBibliogr. p. 142-145 ; Notes p. 131-141
505 0 _aJewelry : 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.
653 _aAmber
_zMediterranean Region
_xHistory
653 _aAmber
_zItaly
_xHistory
653 _aAmber
_xHistory
653 _aCivilization, Ancient
710 2 _aJ. Paul Getty museum (Los Angeles)
_eEd.
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