Amber: Window to the PastThis is a comprehensive study of the various roles and uses of amber, in nature as well as art. The fossilized tree resin has not only inspired elaborate workmanship and long been used in jewelry and other decorative objects, but is also highly valued by natural scientists because it frequently encapsulates flora and fauna from other periods of evolution. |
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... Drummond Collection , 70.3.2702 The most important creature of Chinese mythology , the dragon is considered beneficent and omnipotent , a symbol of vigilance and imperial power . Here , two very stylized and intricately carved dragons ...
... Drummond Collection , 70.3.2702 The most important creature of Chinese mythology , the dragon is considered beneficent and omnipotent , a symbol of vigilance and imperial power . Here , two very stylized and intricately carved dragons ...
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... Drummond Collection , 70.3.2597 The pendant is largely of transparent red amber with some inclusions of debris . Surrounding the central rectangle , on both sides , are a pair of facing stylized dragons . Inscriptions also appear on ...
... Drummond Collection , 70.3.2597 The pendant is largely of transparent red amber with some inclusions of debris . Surrounding the central rectangle , on both sides , are a pair of facing stylized dragons . Inscriptions also appear on ...
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... Drummond Collection , 70.3.1907A Both sides of this bottle are carved in shallow relief showing a pair of birds ... Collection and other pieces at the Museum of Fine Arts , Boston ; and , probably the largest in the world , the Drummond ...
... Drummond Collection , 70.3.1907A Both sides of this bottle are carved in shallow relief showing a pair of birds ... Collection and other pieces at the Museum of Fine Arts , Boston ; and , probably the largest in the world , the Drummond ...
Contents
Preface and Acknowledgments | 8 |
Deposits of the World | 21 |
Frozen in the Act | 79 |
Copyright | |
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