Series:Pontica et Caucasica

Engraved Gems from Tbilisi, Georgia. Volume III: The Natsvlishvili Family Collection

Author(s): Paweł Gołyźniak / Language(s): English

This book presents nearly 200 objects of glyptic art from the Natsvlishvili Family collection, Tbilisi, Georgia. Their cultural, geographical and chronological diversity is considerable starting from the Near Eastern cylinder and stamp seals as well as amulets, through the Egyptian scarabs, Greek and Roman intaglios and cameos, the post-classical gems and contemporary forgeries. This eclectic collection was a base for an essay on the subject of how to differentiate genuine ancient engraved gems from their modern copies, pastiches and forgeries. That essay is an introduction to the detailed analysis of the objects discussed in the catalogue section. Overall, it is confirmed that the cabinet contains products of the local glyptics as well as the imported ones to the territory of Georgia from all over the world through ages. The book also gives a valuable insight into the role of Tbilisi as a hub for exchange and trade in antiquities and works of art in the second half of the 19th and 20th century.

Interdisciplinary research on the antiquity of the Black Sea. Volume II

Światowit Supplement Series C: Pontica et Caucasica

Author(s): / Language(s): English,Russian

The second volume of series C of supplements to the "Światowit" yearbook, "Pontica and Caucasica", contains 33 papers that present the results of archaeological and interdisciplinary research conducted by scholars from various countries on the Black Sea seaside. Texts are devoted to research issues relating to various chronological periods (from the early stages of Greek colonization in the region to the presence of the Genoese and Ottoman garrisons). The volume is divided into thematic parts: Tanais and Lower Don; Bosporus, Chersonesos, Olbia; Middle Ages and the modern period; New research and projects; Archaeological materials and their interpretation; Written sources, texts, myths.