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Title A taste for green : a global perspective on ancient jade, turquoise and variscite exchange / edited by Carlos Rodríguez-Rellán, Ben Nelson, Ramón Fábregas Valcarce.

Publication Info. Oxford : Oxbow Books, 2019.

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Summary Often along vast expanses, ancient societies traded certain commodities that were considered valuable either for functional or symbolic reasons - or, rather, a mixture of both factors. A Taste for Green addresses latest research into the acquisition of jade, turquoise or variscite, all of which share a characteristic greenish colour and an engaging appearance once they are polished in the shape of axes or assorted adornments. Papers explore how, in addition to constituting economic transactions, the transfess of these materials were also statements of social liaisons, personal capacities, and relation to places or to unseen forces.
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Subject Turquoise -- History.
Turquoise.
History.
Jade -- History.
Jade.
Variscite -- History.
Variscite.
Precious stones -- History.
Precious stones.
Antiquities.
Antiquities.
Excavations (Archaeology)
Excavations (Archaeology)
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
Added Author Rodríguez-Rellán, Carlos, editor.
Nelson, Ben A., editor.
Fábregas Valcarce, Ramón, editor.
Other Form: Print version: Taste for green. Oxford : Oxbow Books, 2019 9781789252743 (OCoLC)1120195118
ISBN 9781789252774 (electronic book)
1789252776 (electronic book)
9781789252743
1789252741