Lapis lazuli in the ancient Orient. Production and circulation from the Neolithic to the 2nd millennium.
CASANOVA Michele.

Lapis lazuli in the ancient Orient. Production and circulation from the Neolithic to the 2nd millennium.

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N° d'inventaire 16839
Format 21 x 27
Détails 284 p., illustrations, paperback.
Publication Paris, 2013
Etat Nine
ISBN 9782735507313

Introduction PART ONE: Discovery sites of lapis lazuli in the ancient Orient. Chap. 1: The appearance of fine stones in the art of adornment. Chap. 2: The Bronze Age: the time of lapis lazuli. Iraq / Syria / Iran / Baluchistan and Central Asia / The Shores of Eastern Arabia PART TWO: Lapis lazuli objects. Manufacture and typology. Chap. 1: Production and regional traditions. Chap. 2: The manufacture of lapis lazuli objects. Studying craftsmanship, a new direction of research / Proposal for the reconstruction of manufacturing Chap. 3: The typology of lapis lazuli objects. Manufacturing elements / Inlays / Glyptics, stamps and cylinder seals / Sculpted objects / The predominance of ornaments / The place of lapis lazuli in the evolution of ornaments PART THREE: Exchanges, market value and symbolic value of lapis lazuli in the ancient Orient. Chapter 1: Circulation, supply and management of exchanges. Chapter 2: The market value of lapis lazuli. Chapter 3: The ideological values of lapis lazuli. Conclusion

Introduction PART ONE: Discovery sites of lapis lazuli in the ancient Orient. Chap. 1: The appearance of fine stones in the art of adornment. Chap. 2: The Bronze Age: the time of lapis lazuli. Iraq / Syria / Iran / Baluchistan and Central Asia / The Shores of Eastern Arabia PART TWO: Lapis lazuli objects. Manufacture and typology. Chap. 1: Production and regional traditions. Chap. 2: The manufacture of lapis lazuli objects. Studying craftsmanship, a new direction of research / Proposal for the reconstruction of manufacturing Chap. 3: The typology of lapis lazuli objects. Manufacturing elements / Inlays / Glyptics, stamps and cylinder seals / Sculpted objects / The predominance of ornaments / The place of lapis lazuli in the evolution of ornaments PART THREE: Exchanges, market value and symbolic value of lapis lazuli in the ancient Orient. Chapter 1: Circulation, supply and management of exchanges. Chapter 2: The market value of lapis lazuli. Chapter 3: The ideological values of lapis lazuli. Conclusion