The Berthouville silver treasure and Roman luxury

by Lapatin, Kenneth D. S.

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Full title :The Berthouville silver treasure and Roman luxury / edited by Kenneth Lapatin ; with contributions by Mathilde Avisseau-Broustet, Cécile Colonna, Isabelle Fauduet, Gaëlle Gautier, Susan Lansing Maish, Ruth Leader-Newby, Eduardo Sánchez.

Summary

"In 1830 a farmer plowing a field near the village of Berthouville in Normandy, France, discovered a trove of ancient Roman silver objects weighing some 55 pounds (25 kilograms). The Berthouville treasure, as the find came to be known, includes two statuettes representing the Gallo-Roman god Mercury and approximately sixty vessels--bowls, cups, pitchers, and plates, many of which bear votive inscriptions--along with dozens of smaller components and fragments. Dedicated to Mercury by various individuals, the treasure, including some of the finest ancient Roman silver to survive, fortunately escaped being melted down. It was acquired by the Cabinet des médailles et antiques of the Bibliothèque Royale (now the Département des Monnaies, médailles et antiques of the Bibliothèque nationale de France), where it was displayed until late 2010, when it was brought in its entirety to the Getty Villa together with four large, late antique silver plates, each with its own colorful history, for comprehensive conservation treatment. This sumptuously illustrated volume ... presents the highlights of the treasure and other Roman luxury arts from the holdings of the Cabinet des médailles--including precious gems, jewelry, gold coins, and colored marbles--and contextualizes them in a series of elucidating essays."--Publisher's Web site.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2014

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):The J. Paul Getty Museum
Place of Publication:Los Angeles
Language:eng
Publication Date:2014

The Physical Object

Description:vii, 190 pages : : illustrations ; : 29 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781606064207, 1606064207
oclc:ocn879583367
LC Classification:NK7107.3
Dewey Decimal:739.2/3093642

Subjects

Art museums Bibliothèque nationale de France., Dépa… Catalogues d'exposition Classical antiquities Excavations (Archaeology) Excavations (Archaeology) -- France Exhibition catalogs Fouilles (Archéologie) -- France France -- Normandy France -- Paris Gallia Lugdunensis Gauls Gauls -- France Goldschmiedekunst Normandy (France) -- Antiquities, Roman Orfèvrerie antique -- France Romains -- France Romans Romans -- France Rome (Empire)