6995X1 First Edition. Cornell University Press, Ithaca: 1966. 235 pages. Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition. Deals with ritual and domestic vessels made of gold and silver in the classic world from the Bronze Age to the early fifth century A. D., and covers objects found in an area ranging from Egypt to Scandinavia, from Scotland to the Steppes. Discusses not only the plate itself historically, with chapters on the Greek Bronze Age, Archaic Greece and Struria, the Classical period, the Hellenistic period, and the Roman Empire, but considers such important associated matters as the sources of precious metals in the ancient world, the techniques of the ancientcraftsmen, and the trade of the silversmith. Contains 126 photographs and an Index. $50.20USD
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