Metalwork from the Hellenized East: Catalogue of the Collections

This heavily illustrated catalogue
is devoted to the Museum’s collection of silver and gold from the Hellenized
East—one of the largest yet assembled. Among the objects included are rhyta,
bowls, cups, jewelry, and decorative gold and silver ornaments for horse
bridles and clothing. In an extensive introduction, the author dates the
various groups of objects and places them within a wider cultural and
archaeological context, providing a detailed stylistic analysis of the
ornamental motifs of many pieces. Of particular importance is the inclusion of
illustrations of some 50 little-known comparative objects as well as extensive
bibliographic references.