Hardcover, 252 x 260 mm, grey buckram with gilt lettering to spine, in a black pictorial dust jacket with white lettering; pp. [6] 1-185 [1] profusely illustrated in b/w plus 16 leaves of colour plates extraneous to collation, .e. total 112 leaves.

Title-page (pictorial): JEWELLERY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD | Jack Ogden | RIZZOLI / NEW YORK ||

Imprint:

Published in the United States of America by
Rizzoli International Publications Inc.
712, Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10019
First published by Trefoil Books Ltd, 1982
ISBN 0 8478 0444 5

Contents

Jewellery and the archaeologist

• Gold and silver

Gold; The sources of gold: Egypt and Nubia, Africa to the South of Nubia.

Arabia, Russia, India and Central Asia, Eastern Europe, Western Europe; The

composition of ancient gold items; Impurities; Changes in gold with time; Silver; The sources of silver: North Africa and Arabia, Western Asia, Eastern Europe, Western Europe; The composition of ancient silver.

• Metals other than gold and silver

Copper and copper alloys; Iron; Lead; Antimony; Tin; Platinum group metals.

• Goldsmithing techniques

Sheet metal; Raised sheet work; Cutting and pierced work decoration; Engraving; Wire; Ornamental wires; Chains; Soldering and granulation: Gold and silver, Base metals; Mechanical joining; Casting.

• The gemstones

Apatite; Azurite; Beryl: Emerald, Aquamarine; Breccia; Calcite; Chrysoberyl; Cordierite; Corundum: Sapphire, Ruby; Diamond; Dioptase; Feldspar; Fluorspar; Garnet; Gypsum; Hematite; Jade; Lapis lazuli; Lazulite; Malachite; Mica; Obsidian; Olivine; Opal; Porphyry; Pyrites; Quartz: Amethyst, Citrine, Rock crystal, Rose quartz, Smoky quartz, Bloodstone, Chalcedony, Chrysoprase, Cornelian and Sard, Jasper, Plasma, Banded Agates, Onyx; Serpentine, Steatite, Chlorite and related materials; Sodalite; Spinel; Topaz; Tourmaline; Turquoise; Zircon.

• Organic gem materials

Amber; Coral; Ivory and bone; Jet and lignite; Pearls; Shells; Tortoise shell; Threading materials for beads.

• Glass, enamel and faience

Glazed stone and faience; Glass: Glass beads, Glass inlays, Glass intaglios, Other glass jewellery; Enamel; The aging of glass; Egyptian blue; Etched Cornelian beads.

• Ancient imitation and altered gemstones

Man-made imitation gemstones; Altered or improved stones.

• Stone working

Chipping; Cutting; Abrasion.

• Forgeries

The materials; The techniques: Wire, Sheet metal work, Cutting, Solder joins; Style; Ageing fake jewellery; Glass; Distribution; Forgeries of engraved gems and seals.

• The jeweller

Supply and demand; The growth of the industry; The shop; The jeweller; The Guild.

• Bibliography & references
• Index to illustrations