Amber as Jewellery, Status Symbol and Work of Art

The paper presents a Late Archaic Italic amber head from the collections of the National Museum in Prague, with some brief notes on the amber routes, and role of amber in exchange of keimelia, wedding gifts and antidorons. The studied head is compared with stylistic particularities of heads and fi...

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Main Author: Jan Bouzek
Format: Article
Language:ces
Published: Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta 2016-06-01
Series:Studia Hercynia
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Online Access:https://studiahercynia.ff.cuni.cz/wp-content/uploads/sites/79/2016/10/Jan_Bouzek_13-18p.pdf