gems, ancient gemology, early gemology, ancient mineralogy, early trade, India, Rome, ancient trade, commerce

Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Contents: Ancient naval technology and the route to India / Lionel Casson — Ports of the Red Sea and the Arabia-India trade / Steven E. Sidebotham — Roman trade / S.B. Deo — Red polished ware in Gujarat / Nancy Pinto Orton — The Roman bronzes from Kolhapur / Richard Daniel De Puma — Early Roman export class in India / E. Marianne Stern — Further evidence of Roman trade from coastal sites in Tamil Nadu / K.V. Raman — Terra sigillata at Arikamedu / Howard Comfort-- The Mediterranean shipping amphoras from Arikamedu — Ceramic evidence for pre-Periplus trade on the Indian coasts / Vimala Begley — The Port of Mantai, Sri Lanka / John Carswell — Observations on Mediterranean amphoras and tablewares found in India / Kathleen Warner Slane.