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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Main Author: Causey, Faya (Author)
Corporate Author: J. Paul Getty Museum (Author)
Other Authors: Khanjian, Herant (Contributor), Maish, Jeffrey (Contributor), Schilling, Michael (Michael Roy) (Contributor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles : The J. Paul Getty Museum, [2019]
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