Celebrates the 150th anniversary of the Collection of Classical and Near Eastern Antiquities in the National Museum of Denmark, which traces its roots back to the Royal Kunstkammer founded by King Frederik III around 1650. This book tells the story of ancient cultures and is partially the history of Denmark.

Celebrates the 150th anniversary of the Collection of Classical and Near Eastern Antiquities in the National Museum of Denmark which traces its roots back to the Royal Kunstkammer founded by King Frederik III around 1650. This book contains the story of ancient cultures and is partially, the history of Denmark.

Prince Christian Frederik (1786-1848) became King Christian VIII of Denmark in 1839. His accession to the throne took place at the end of Denmark's 'Golden Age'. This book, illustrated with photographs of the collection and other artefacts of this period, contains papers from a symposium organised by the National Museum in 1998.

Amphorae helps to further our understanding of Roman trade. Yet if amphora studies remain somewhat in the realm of epigraphy, they have also seen a great deal of activity. This volume presents more than 40 contributions, primarily in English, describing researches and indicating which avenues of future investigation can likely prove most fruitful.