Taste for Green

by Carlos Rodríguez-Rellán

"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.This book addresses the state of the art with regard to the acquisition of jade, turquoise, variscite, or prase quartz, all of which share a characteristic greenish colour and an engaging appearance once they are polished in the shape of axes or assorted adornments. The works in this book explore how, in addition to constituting economic transactions, the transfers of these materials were also statements of...