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Conserving the Berthouville Treasure

Susan Lansing Maish, Eduardo P. Sánchez and Erin Branham | November 26, 2012

Notes on the continuing conservation process of the Berthouville Treasure, a Roman silver hoard.

In Search of the Berthouville Treasure

Kenneth Lapatin | June 28, 2012

The present whereabouts of the Berthouville Treasure are not a mystery. In December 2011 this priceless hoard of ancient Roman artifacts discovered by chance in the French countryside over 180 years ago was temporarily transferred from its permanent home in...

Welcoming the Berthouville Treasure to the Getty Villa

Susan Lansing Maish and Eduardo P. Sánchez | October 18, 2011

The J. Paul Getty Museum and Cabinet des Médailles of the Bibilotheque nationale de France (the department of coins, medals, and antiques of the National Library of France) are collaborating on the research and conservation treatment of the Berthouville Treasure,...

Gamifying an Ancient Sea: Gods, Promises, and Digital Humanities

Sandra Blakely | November 10, 2016

Digital scholarship sheds light on ancient mysteries.

VIDEO: The Making of a Roman Silver Cup

April 4, 2016 | 4:45 MINS

Roman silversmiths used fire and basic tools to create this exquisite silver cup in the 1st century A.D.

The Fine Art of Feasting in Roman Gaul

Nancy DeLucia Real | November 1, 2014

A taste of mealtime in ancient France.

Looking Inside a Reconstructed Roman God

Susan Lansing Maish and Eduardo P. Sánchez | January 19, 2012

The J. Paul Getty Museum and the Bibliothèque nationale de France are collaborating on the research and conservation treatment of the Berthouville Treasure, the extraordinary Roman silver hoard from the Bibliotheque’s Cabinet des Médailles. Almost one hundred objects arrived...