'To see a world in a grain of sand' : glass from Nubia and the ancient Mediterranean /

'To see a world in a grain of sand' : glass from Nubia and the ancient Mediterranean /

Using modern scientific methods, this book examines glass beads and vessel fragments dating from the Meroitic and Early Nobadia periods, providing a new assessment of glass from Nubia. Results reveal interrelationships between trade, technological understanding, and manufacturing choices across the...

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Main Author: Spedding, Juliet V. (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Oxford : Archaeopress Archaeology, 2023.

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Glassware, Ancient > Nubia.
Glassware, Ancient > Mediterranean Region.
Glass beads > Nubia > History.
Glass beads > Mediterranean Region > History.
Excavations (Archaeology) > Nubia.
Excavations (Archaeology) > Mediterranean Region.
Nubia > Antiquities.
Mediterranean Region > Antiquities.

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Call Number: NK5107

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Summary:Using modern scientific methods, this book examines glass beads and vessel fragments dating from the Meroitic and Early Nobadia periods, providing a new assessment of glass from Nubia. Results reveal interrelationships between trade, technological understanding, and manufacturing choices across the cultures of Sudan, Egypt and the Mediterranean.
Item Description:Also issued in print: 2023.
Physical Description:1 online resource (202 pages) : illustrations, maps
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781803274508 (PDF ebook) :