Fire and Sand

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Ancient Glass in the Princeton University Art Museum

Anastassios Antonaras

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For the first time, this important volume features nearly all of the ancient glass objects in the collection of the Princeton University Art Museum. Collected over the course of more than a century, the objects originate from locations across the eastern Mediterranean region. Taken together, the 509 ancient glass vessels and plaques provide a timeline of archaeological and cultural history from the middle of the second millennium B.C. to the rise of Islam in the 7th century.

An introductory essay by award-winning scholar Anastassios Antonaras summarizes the history of Greek, Roman, and Byzantine glass, with a special emphasis on people—workers, artisans, owners, and vendors—and on the processes they used to create and decorate these artifacts. Conveniently arranged according to production technique, each entry in Fire and Sand features a color photograph, ink drawing, and detailed description.



Distributed for the Princeton University Art Museum

Anastassios Antonaras is archaeologist-museologist at the Museum of Byzantine Culture, Thessaloniki.
ISBN: 9780300179811
Publication Date: January 8, 2013
Publishing Partner: Distributed for the Princeton University Art Museum
398 pages, 10 x 11 1/2
556 color + 40 b/w illus.
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