[Jewelry making - Article 00093] - Re: [Orchid] Sumerian jewelry from Ur

[LISA C CATRON]

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    Mona- I also have a passion for ancient jewelry, be it Sumerian,
    Egyptian, Greek or Roman. As far as scholarly info on this kind of
    stuff, the best books I have found so far are those by Jack Ogden-
    one that I am actually using right now for research is called
    Jewellery of the Ancient World- it sounds simple enough, but Ogden is
    incredibly thorough. Unfortunately, this book is out of print, but
    you might be able to find a copy at a library. He does have some
    other works in print, however. As far as technique for reproducing
    this jewelry, I don't know of any comprehensive book- but Jean Stark,
    as you probably know, pretty much covers all the technical aspects of
    loop in loop chain making, which was the primary chain type for fine
    jewelry in all of those afore mentioned cultures. That book, in case
    you don't know it, is called Classical Loop in Loop Chains and their
    Derivitives. Jean Stark's book is practically my bible... I think
    she has published some work on granulation also, but you'll have to
    check behind me on that. I hope I've been of some help! Good luck in
    your search! 

Lisa Catron


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