Ambres gravés. La collection du département des Antiquités grecques, étrusques et romaines du musée du Louvre. Egypte At the end of the

At the end of the 19th century

and specific value of the creations

the only way to learn about the lives of its inhabitants is to understand their mortuary remains and the funerary rituals that accompanied them into the afterlife

de plus en plus d'artistes se rendirent en Europe : Paris devait accueillir un grand nombre d'entre eux

Des paysages étrangement familiers pour les visiteurs de la région et pourtant étonnamment sublimés par le génie de leurs créateurs

Ambres gravés. La collection du département des Antiquités grecques, étrusques et romaines du musée du Louvre. Egypte At the end of theAmber, highly valued in Antiquity for its decorative qualities and its therapeutic or apotropaic virtues, was often used to make jewelry, amulets, and other prestigious objects. This fossil resin is now the subject of renewed interest. Dating from the orientalizing Etruscan period (c. 1000 BC) to the high Roman imperial period (11th century AD), the rich collection of figurines, jewelry, and engraved instruments in the Louvre Museum provides new data