Ancient Carved Ambers in the J. Paul Getty Museum Picture Worlds Idurre Alonso is associate curator

Idurre Alonso is associate curator of Latin American collections at the Getty Research Institute

One of American Photo ’s Best Photography Books of the Year: 2016

The fourteen distinguished contributors to the book include Robert G

otto Seibold and Vivian Walsh

ISBN 978-1-60606-107-7

Ancient Carved Ambers in the J. Paul Getty Museum Picture Worlds Idurre Alonso is associate curatorFaya Causey This catalogue presents a group of remarkable amber carvings from the J. Paul Getty Museums collectionthe second largest body of this material in the United States and one of the most important in the world. The fifty six Etruscan, Greek, and Italic carved ambers date from around 650 to 300 BCE Offering a full description of each piece, including typology, style, chronology, provenance, condition, and iconography, the catalogue is preceded