| Classical Phoenician Scarabs: A catalogue and study Contributor(s): Boardman, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 1841715565 ISBN-13: 9781841715568 Publisher: British Archaeological Reports Oxford Ltd OUR PRICE: $92.15 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2003 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Archaeology - Crafts & Hobbies | Carving |
| Dewey: 736 |
| Series: Bar S |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 8.27" W x 11.69" (2.02 lbs) 142 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This new series is in the same format as Studies in the History of Collections and Studies in Classical Archaeology. It is intended for studies in gems and jewellery from ancient to neo-classical, both monographs and the publication of contents of collections, and is inspired by the Beazley Archive's rich resources of gem impressions and casts, gathered first by Sir John Beazley himself. This second volume, Classical Phoenician Scarabs A catalogue and study, is the result of some years of collecting records of the green jasper scarabs of the Mediterranean world in the course of research on other glyptic, Greek and Persian. The principal aim is to present the material in catalogue form, arranged by subject, and accompanied by selective illustration. (The first volume (2003), Classical and Eastern Intaglios, Rings and Cameos, by C. Wagner and J. Boardman, publishes a selection of gems from a private collection formed between 1921 and about 1970. They range from 3rd-millennium BC cylinder seals of Mesopotamia, to Neo-classical engravings of the 19th century AD, and include prime specimens also of Greek, Etruscan, Roman and Sasanian glyptic. |
Contributor Bio(s): Boardman, John: - Sir John Boardman, FBA, is Emeritus Lincoln Professor of Classical Archaeology and Art in the University of Oxford. His many books include Greek Gems and Finger Rings (2001), The Greeks Overseas (1999), Greek Art (2016), The History of Greek Vases (2006), and The World of Ancient Art (2006). |