Greek Art - Ancient Gold Jewellery

Name: Greek Art - Ancient Gold Jewellery
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ISBN: 9789602133118

ISBN-10: 9602133112

ISBN-13: 9789602133118

Edition: N/A

Authors: Aikaterini Despini

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Jewellery appeared worldwide during the early phases of civilisation, when man, through his belief in the existence of supernatural forces and magic, laid down the substrate of religion. In those times, and for many centuries after, jewellery was regarded as having the power to attract benign forces or to avert evil, functioning as a magical medium. Its association with metals was of decisive importance, not least with gold which, being imperishable and untarnishable, was the only metal charged of itself with supernatural properties. In time the human intellect put aside the magical character of jewellery, though it was never cast off completely. By the beginning of the first millennium BC,…

Book details

List price: $80.00
Publisher: Ekdotiki Athinon
Publication date: 12/12/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 292
Size: 9.75" wide x 11.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 4.444
Language: English