Aegean and Cypro-Aegean Non-Sphragistic Decorated Gold Finger Rings of the Bronze Age Contributor(s): Pini, I. (Author) |
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ISBN: 9042925094 ISBN-13: 9789042925090 Publisher: Peeters OUR PRICE: $71.25 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Greece - Art | History - Ancient & Classical - Language Arts & Disciplines |
Series: Aegaeum |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 8.3" W x 11.6" (1.90 lbs) 76 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: For the Aegean Bronze Age gold finger rings immediately call to mind the many gold signet rings and impressions thereof on clay sealings from both Crete and the Greek mainland; such items continue to be found in new excavations. The numerous seal impressions demonstrate that the rings were primarily used for administrative purposes. These are excluded from the present study, which focuses instead on the non-sphragistic decorated finger rings that occur less frequently. It also encompasses rings from Cyprus that are somehow related to examples from the Aegean. |