Engraved Gems
From antiquity to the present
Edited by Ben van den Bercken & Vivian Baan | 2017
Many are no larger than a fingertip. They are engraved with symbols, magic spells and images of gods, animals and emperors. These stones were used for various purposes. The earliest ones served as seals for…
Fragmenting the Chieftain
A practice-based study of Early Iron Age Hallstatt C elite burials in the Low Countries
Sasja van der Vaart-Verschoof | 2017
There is a cluster of Early Iron Age (800–500 BC) elite burials in the Low Countries in which bronze vessels, weaponry, horse-gear and wagons were interred as grave goods. Mostly imports from Central Europe, these…
Fragmenting the Chieftain – Catalogue
Late Bronze and Early Iron Age elite burials in the Low Countries
Sasja van der Vaart-Verschoof | 2017
There is a cluster of Early Iron Age (800–500 BC) elite burials in the Low Countries in which bronze vessels, weaponry, horse-gear and wagons were interred as grave goods. Mostly imports from Central Europe, these…
The Canino Connections
The history and restoration of ancient Greek vases from the excavations of Lucien Bonaparte, Prince of Canino (1775-1840)
Edited by Ruurd Binnert Halbertsma | 2017
Starting in the year 1828, Lucien Bonaparte, Prince of Canino, unearthed more than 2000 Greek vases on his estate near the ancient Etruscan town of Vulci. The vases were restored and found their way to…
Nineveh, the Great City
Symbol of Beauty and Power
Edited by Lucas P. Petit, & Daniele Morandi Bonacossi | 2017
‘Well, as for Nineveh, skipper, it was wiped out long ago. There’s not a trace of it left, and one can’t even guess where it was’ (Lucian, 2nd century AD). Nineveh, the once-flourishing capital of…
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Engraved Gems
From antiquity to the present
Edited by Ben van den Bercken & Vivian Baan | 2017
Many are no larger than a fingertip. They are engraved with symbols, magic spells and images of gods, animals and emperors. These stones were used for various purposes. The earliest ones served as seals for…
Fragmenting the Chieftain
A practice-based study of Early Iron Age Hallstatt C elite burials in the Low Countries
Sasja van der Vaart-Verschoof | 2017
There is a cluster of Early Iron Age (800–500 BC) elite burials in the Low Countries in which bronze vessels, weaponry, horse-gear and wagons were interred as grave goods. Mostly imports from Central Europe, these…
Fragmenting the Chieftain – Catalogue
Late Bronze and Early Iron Age elite burials in the Low Countries
Sasja van der Vaart-Verschoof | 2017
There is a cluster of Early Iron Age (800–500 BC) elite burials in the Low Countries in which bronze vessels, weaponry, horse-gear and wagons were interred as grave goods. Mostly imports from Central Europe, these…
The Canino Connections
The history and restoration of ancient Greek vases from the excavations of Lucien Bonaparte, Prince of Canino (1775-1840)
Edited by Ruurd Binnert Halbertsma | 2017
Starting in the year 1828, Lucien Bonaparte, Prince of Canino, unearthed more than 2000 Greek vases on his estate near the ancient Etruscan town of Vulci. The vases were restored and found their way to…
Nineveh, the Great City
Symbol of Beauty and Power
Edited by Lucas P. Petit, & Daniele Morandi Bonacossi | 2017
‘Well, as for Nineveh, skipper, it was wiped out long ago. There’s not a trace of it left, and one can’t even guess where it was’ (Lucian, 2nd century AD). Nineveh, the once-flourishing capital of…
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