including a pair of eighteenth-century candlesticks representing mythological scenes

A useful short introduction offers readers an overview of ancient Greek sculpture from the Archaic period to the end of Antiquity

These often brilliantly colored objects range from an early Florentine jar with oak leaf decoration to a much later Mannerist dish with grotesque ornament

Aïcha Ben Abed is director of monuments and sites at the INP

Edited by Miguel Angel Corzo and Nieves Valentín

Archaeometry of Pre-Columbian Sites and Artifacts Hoefnagel including a pair of eighteenth-centuryEdited by David A. Scott and Pieter Meyers Archaeometry is the application of scientific methods and analyses to the study of culture in its archaeological context. The book's twenty essays are garnered from a conference called to study the material culture from North and South America. 432 pages 8 5 16 x 11 11 16 inches 93 b w illustrations ISBN 978 0 89236 249 3 paperback Getty Publications Imprint: Getty Conservation Institute 1994