Ancient bronzes through a modern lens : introductory essays on the study of ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern bronzes / edited by Susanne Ebbinghaus ; contributions by Lisa Anderson, Francesca Bewer, Ruth Bielfeldt, Susanne Ebbinghaus, Katherine Eremin, Seán Hemingway, Henry Lie, Carol Mattusch, Josef Riederer, and Adrian Stähli.

"This publication brings together prominent art historians, conservators and scientists to discuss fresh approaches to the study of ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern works of bronze. Featuring significant bronzes from the Harvard Art Museums' holdings as well as other museum collectio...

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Other Authors:	Mitten, David Gordon (honouree.), Ebbinghaus, Susanne (Editor, Contributor), Anderson, Lisa M. (Art museum curator) (Contributor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, MA : Harvard Art Museums, 2014.
Subjects:	Bronzes, Ancient > Mediterranean Region. Bronzes, Ancient > Middle East. Bronzes > Expertising. Bronzes, Ancient Bronzes > Expertising Mediterranean Region Middle East
Online Access:	Click for online access

Table of Contents:

The age of bronze in Greece, Cyprus, and the ancient Near East / Seán Hemingway
Ex aere factum : technical notes on ancient bronzes / Henry Lie and Francesca G. Bewer
Analytical approaches to ancient bronzes / Katherine Eremin, with a contribution by Josef Riederer
Approaches to the identification and classification of ancient bronzes in museum collections / Lisa Anderson
Artists and workshops : the craft and the product / Carol C. Mattusch
Roman bronze statuettes : copies of Greek sculpture? / Adrian Stähli
Men of bronze-cups of bronze : bronze in the Iron Age
Susanne Ebbinghaus
The lure and lore of light. Roman lamps in the Harvard Art Museums / Ruth Bielfeldt.

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