Fire and Sand. Ancient Glass in the Princeton University Art Museum

Antonaras 579 color and 487 black-and-white illustrations Jacket illustrations Front: Bottle, 1st–2nd centuries a.d., detail. Gift of Mrs. Platt from the bequest of Dan Fellows Platt, Class of 1895 (y1946-325), cat. no. 265; back: glass objects in the collection (photos: Bruce M. White). Jacket design by Bruce Campbell FIRE AND SAND An c i e n t G l a s s i n t h e P r i n c e t o n Un i v e r s i t y A r t Mu s e u m Anastassios Antonaras is archaeologistmuseologist at the Museum of Byzantine Culture, Thessaloniki. FIRE AND SAND Anc i e n t G la s s i n t h e Pri nc e ton Un i v e rs i t y Art Mu s e um Anastassios Antonaras Distributed by Yale University Press for the Princeton University Art Museum p rinted in the us a Pr inceton Univer sity Art Museum Yale Univer si ty Pre s s isbn: 978-0-300-17981-1 FIRE AND SAND Ancient Glas s in the Princeton Un i v e r s i t y A r t Mu s e u m For the irst time, this important volume features nearly all of the ancient glass objects in the collection of the Princeton University Art Museum. Collected over the course of more than a century, the objects originate from locations across the eastern Mediterranean region. Taken together, the 509 ancient glass vessels and plaques provide a timeline of archaeological and cultural history from the middle of the second millennium b.c. to the rise of Islam in the seventh century. An introductory essay by award-winning scholar Anastassios Antonaras summarizes the history of Greek, Roman, and Byzantine glass, with a special emphasis on people—workers, artisans, owners, and vendors—and on the processes they used to create and decorate these artifacts. Conveniently arranged according to production technique, the entries in Fire and Sand include a color photograph, ink drawing, and detailed description.