Jewelry from the Iron Age II Levant
By: Amir Golani
Series: Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis. Series Archaeologica -- 34; Orbis biblicus et orientalis -- 34.
Publisher: Academic Press; Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Fribourg; Göttingen
Language: eng
Number of pages: 313
ISBN-13: 9783525543849; 9783727817335
Subjects: Ancient Jewelry; Jewelry; Iron age
Description: Jewelry has always had an irresistible allure yet in the past also had a significance and function within society that went far beyond ornamentation. Jewelry is an important, if often forgotten facet of material culture. Its study is inter-disciplinary, involving archaeology, anthropology, art history, historical/textual studies, and research of materials and manufacturing techniques. While the renowned jewelry from regions such as Egypt and Mesopotamia has been studied, that of the southern Levant has received only limited attention, yet research of its archaeological/contextual, technological and socio-cultural perspectives is illuminating.

The book is a final publication of the author's doctoral dissertation made available to the archaeological and academic community at large. It is geared to be a working tool for archaeologists dealing in this period and region and to scholars who study its arts and crafts. The book provides a handy typological structure for jewelry classification as well as a comprehensive andf useful catalogue for research in this and related fields. In addition, it illustrates the significance, meaning and functions of jewelry and the development of the jeweler's craft in the southern Levant during the first and second millennia BCE. -- Publisher.
Notes: doctoral Tel Aviv University 2009

Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-313).
Table of contents: title: Archaeological and socio-historical aspects. The context of Iron Age II jewelry in the southern Levant ; Materials and manufacturing techniques ; Cultural traits ; Significance in local society ; Summary and conclusions; title: Typology. Typological schemes for jewelry classification ; The typology of Iron Age II jewelry in the southern Levant.