Greek Gold from Hellenistic Egypt
by Michael Pfrommer
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- Paperback
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- ISBN 10
- 0892366338
- ISBN 13
- 9780892366330
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J. Paul Getty Museum, 2001. Paperback. New. New oversized softcover in glossy printed wraps. 8vo. (7.5 x 0.6 x 9.25 inches) Clean text free of marks or underlining. Full color photos and illustrations on heavy paper throughout the book. Includes a map, timeline, bibliography. 90 pp.
Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. In the Hellenistic period, the Greek world enjoyed great prosperity after Alexander the Great's conquest of the Persian Empire made vast resources of gold available for the first time. The various royal courts of Alexander's successors, including the Ptolemies in Egypt, comprised a wealthy clientele with a taste for luxury.
The group of gold jewelry discussed here-including earrings, finger rings, bracelets, beads, and a hairnet-consists of seventeen spectacular pieces from the Getty Museum. The author takes us on a journey through three centuries, beginning about B.C. 350, from the empire-building Alexander to the beguilingly ambitious Kleopatra VII. This sweep through the turbulent history of the eastern Mediterranean gives a picture of the Greek-Egyptian blending of religion and art. The author demonstrates how the symbolism of dynastic power plays a central role in the interpretation of each object and in understanding the assemblage as a whole. Discussing their style, iconography, and craftsmanship, he convincingly places the jewelry in late third-century-B.C. Ptolemaic Egypt and argues for the original owner's royal connections.
Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. In the Hellenistic period, the Greek world enjoyed great prosperity after Alexander the Great's conquest of the Persian Empire made vast resources of gold available for the first time. The various royal courts of Alexander's successors, including the Ptolemies in Egypt, comprised a wealthy clientele with a taste for luxury.
The group of gold jewelry discussed here-including earrings, finger rings, bracelets, beads, and a hairnet-consists of seventeen spectacular pieces from the Getty Museum. The author takes us on a journey through three centuries, beginning about B.C. 350, from the empire-building Alexander to the beguilingly ambitious Kleopatra VII. This sweep through the turbulent history of the eastern Mediterranean gives a picture of the Greek-Egyptian blending of religion and art. The author demonstrates how the symbolism of dynastic power plays a central role in the interpretation of each object and in understanding the assemblage as a whole. Discussing their style, iconography, and craftsmanship, he convincingly places the jewelry in late third-century-B.C. Ptolemaic Egypt and argues for the original owner's royal connections.
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- Bookseller
- The Anthropologists Closet (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 201040
- Title
- Greek Gold from Hellenistic Egypt
- Author
- Michael Pfrommer
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0892366338
- ISBN 13
- 9780892366330
- Publisher
- J. Paul Getty Museum
- Place of Publication
- Los Angeles
- Date Published
- 2001
- Keywords
- Egypt, Archaeology, metalsmith, ancient history,
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