Le luxe en Gaule. Celtique Proceedings of the Seminar of

Proceedings of the Seminar of National Antiquities and European Protohistory of Aix-en-Provence

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où l’essai de commentaire d’Alexandre Vanautgaerden se mêle à des pensées de sagesses venues d’Orient comme d’Occident

Le luxe en Gaule. Celtique Proceedings of the Seminar ofPrecious tableware, gold jewelry and engraved stones, residential decor, sought after wines and gastronomic products, monumental city finery, and luxurious tomb furnishingsall these manifestations of luxury are characterized by expensive, rare materials, crafted by talented artisans. Their possession is ostentatious and superfluous. However, the threshold at which an artifact enters the category of luxury is not always clear: it changes according to