Greek and Roman Jewellery

Greek and Roman Jewellery (1961) covers jewellery from the Classical lands from the early Bronze Age to the late Roman period, almost 3,000 years of continuous development and innovation in the craft. A full account of the technical methods of making jewellery is followed by a description, period by period, of the jewellery itself.

R.A. Higgins

Part 1. Technical 1. Ancient Metallurgy 2. Basic Processes 3. Decorative Processes 4. Joining and Finishing 5. Materials Other than Gold and Silver Part 2. Historical 6. Greece and the Islands, 2500-1600 B.C. 7. Early Minoan, 2500-2000 B.C. 8. Middle Minoan, 2000-1600 B.C. 9. Late Minoan and Mycenaean, 1600-1100 B.C. 10. The Dark Ages, 1100-800 B.C. 11. The Period of Oriental Influences, 800-600 B.C. 12. Archaic and Classical, 600-330 B.C. 13. Early Etruscan, 700-400 B.C. 14. Late Etruscan, 400-250 B.C. 15. Hellenistic, 330-27 B.C. 16. Roman, 27 B.C.­-A.D. 400