Small Bronze Sculpture from the Ancient World: Papers Delivered at a Symposium Organized by the Departments of Antiquities and Antiquities Conservation and Held at the J. Paul Getty Museum, March 16-19,1989

A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 7 3/4"w x 11"h. 284 pages. Light edge wear and small tear on cover. Contents: Foreword by John Walsh; Dr. Heinz Menzel: In Memoriam by David Gordon Mitten; Samos and Some Aspects of Archaic Greek Bronze Casting by Helmut Kyrieleis -- Ancient Copper Alloys: Some Metallurgical and Technological Studies of Greek and Roman Bronzes by David A. Scott and Jerry Podany -- Egyptian Metal Statuary of the Third Intermediate Period ( Circa 1070-656 B.C.), from Its Egyptian Antecedents to Its Samian Examples by Robert Steven Bianchi -- The Human Figure in Classical Bronze-working: Some Perspectives by Joan R. Mertens -- The Gilding of Bronze Sculpture in the Classical World by W. A. Oddy, M. R. Cowell, P. T. Craddock, and D. R. Hook -- The Casting of Greek Bronzes: Variation and Repetition by Carol C. Mattusch -- Practical Considerations and Problems of Bronze Casting by Paul K. Cavanagh - Surface Working,Chiseling, Inlays,Plating,Silvering,and Gilding by S. Boucher -- Patinated and Painted Bronzes: Exotic Technique or Ancient Tradition? by Hermann Born - Scientific Approaches to the Question of Authenticity by Arthur Beale - How Important Is Provenance? Archaeological and Stylistic Questions in the Attribution of Ancient Bronzes by Beryl Barr-Sharrar - The Use of Scientific Techniques in Provenance Studies of Ancient Bronzes by Pieter Meyers - Connoisseurship and Antiquity by George Ortiz - List of Ancient Objects Illustrated.