On 3-4 November the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities organizes the conference From cylinder seals to Lippert's dactyliotheca. International experts will focus on engraved gems, from antiquity to the present day, and the people associated with them: the engravers, users and re-users. The aim is to re-examine and evaluate current knowledge, to define research goals for the future, and to revive interest in the rich and fascinating collection of engraved gems in the National Museum of Antiquities.
Keynote lecture: 'Roman gems in old collections and modern archaeology’ by Revd. Prof. Martin Henig (University of Oxford), on Wednesday evening 2 November 2016
More than 6,000 engraved gems in Leiden
Small portable engraved gems are rich in iconographic and historical resonance. Gems with signatures, ring settings and also catalogues written by 18th-century collectors all provide valuable information on the engravers, as well as those people who used and re-used the gems. In 2013 the collection of more than 4.000 engraved gems from the former Money Museum – Royal Coin Cabinet was transferred to the National Museum of Antiquities, bringing the museum’s collection of engraved gems to more than 6,000 objects.
Renewed attention
The current aim, two centuries after the founding of the Royal Coin Cabinet, is to revive scholarly interest in researching the entire collection of engraved gems at the National Museum of Antiquities. The collection includes cylinder seals from the ancient Near East, Greek and Roman ring stones and jewellery, Sassanid seal-stones, cameos dating from the 15th right up to the 21st century and a number of 18th-century dactyliothecas. The first steps to promote this aim were the registration of the collection, making it, and the organisation of the current exhibition Splendour & Precision. Exquisite engraved gems
The next stage will include subjecting the objects in the collection to renewed analysis and publishing objects that have thus far languished in obscurity.
3-4 November 2016
Keynote lecture: Wednesday evening 2 November 2016, by Revd. Prof. Martin Henig (University of Oxford), at 20.00 hrs (doors open 19.30 hrs)
Location: National Museum of Antiquities (Rijksmuseum van Oudheden), Rapenburg 28, subscription fee is included in the price of an admission ticket (65 places available
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On 3-4 November the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities organizes the conference From cylinder seals to Lippert's dactyliotheca. International experts will focus on engraved gems, from antiquity to the present day, and the people associated with them: the engravers, users and re-users. The aim is to re-examine and evaluate current knowledge, to define research goals for the future, and to revive interest in the rich and fascinating collection of engraved gems in the National Museum of Antiquities.
Keynote lecture: 'Roman gems in old collections and modern archaeology’ by Revd. Prof. Martin Henig (University of Oxford), on Wednesday evening 2 November 2016.
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More than 6,000 engraved gems in Leiden
Small portable engraved gems are rich in iconographic and historical resonance. Gems with signatures, ring settings and also catalogues written by 18th-century collectors all provide valuable information on the engravers, as well as those people who used and re-used the gems. In 2013 the collection of more than 4.000 engraved gems from the former Money Museum – Royal Coin Cabinet was transferred to the National Museum of Antiquities, bringing the museum’s collection of engraved gems to more than 6,000 objects.
Renewed attention
The current aim, two centuries after the founding of the Royal Coin Cabinet, is to revive scholarly interest in researching the entire collection of engraved gems at the National Museum of Antiquities. The collection includes cylinder seals from the ancient Near East, Greek and Roman ring stones and jewellery, Sassanid seal-stones, cameos dating from the 15th right up to the 21st century and a number of 18th-century dactyliothecas. The first steps to promote this aim were the registration of the collection, making it available online, and the organisation of the current exhibition Splendour & Precision. Exquisite engraved gems. The next stage will include subjecting the objects in the collection to renewed analysis and publishing objects that have thus far languished in obscurity.
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Information and subscription
-Date: 3-4 November 2016
-Keynote lecture: Wednesday evening 2 November 2016, by Revd. Prof. Martin Henig (University of Oxford), at 20.00 hrs (doors open 19.30 hrs)
-Location: National Museum of Antiquities (Rijksmuseum van Oudheden), Rapenburg 28, Leiden (address and route)
-Costs: subscription fee is included in the price of an admission ticket (65 places available)
-Language: the conference will be in English
-Questions: send an e-mail
Programme conference
‘From cylinder seals to Lippert's dactyliotheca’
Wednesday 2 November 2016
20.00-21.00 Keynote lecture by Revd. Prof. Martin Henig: ‘Roman gems in old collections and
modern archaeology’
Thursday 3 November 2016
10.00-10.30 Doors open for coffee and tea
10.30-10.40 Welcome by Prof. Pieter ter Keurs (Rijksmuseum van Oudheden)
10.40-10.45 Introduction by Ben van den Bercken MA (Rijksmuseum van Oudheden)
10.45-11.30 Lecture by Prof. em. Marianne Kleibrink (Universiteit Groningen)
11.30-12.15 Lecture by Dr. Gertrud Platz-Horster (Staatliche Museen zu Berlin)
12:15-13:00 Lecture by Dr. Hanco Zwaan (Naturalis Biodiversity Centre)
13.00-14.30 LUNCH
14.30-15.15 Lecture by Dr. Diederik Meijer (Universiteit Leiden)
15.15-16.00 Lecture Prof. Rika Gyselen (CNRS; Mondes Iraniens et Indiens)
16.00-16.30 COFFEE BREAK
16.30-17.15 Lecture by Prof. Attilio Mastrocinque (Università di Verona)
17.15-18.00 Drinks in the museum café
Friday 4 November
10.00-10.25 Doors open for coffee and tea
10.25-10.30 Introduction by Ben van den Bercken MA (Rijksmuseum van Oudheden)
10.30-11.15 Lecture by Prof. em. Marcia Pointon (University of Manchester; Courtauld Institute of
Art, London)
11.15-12.00 Lecture by Dr. Claudia Wagner (Classical Art Research Centre and Beazley Archive)
12.00-12.45 Lecture Dr. Jørgen Hein (Rosenborg Slot Kopenhagen)
12.45-14.15 LUNCH
14.15-15.00 Lecture by Prof. Valentin Kockel (Universität Augsburg)
15.00-15.45 Discussion
Zie de Agenda> Tentoonstelling Pracht & precisie
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Zie Article> De techniek van het glasslijpen en glassnijden
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