Catherine Johns

Catherine Johns FSA (born 1941) is a British archaeologist and museum curator.^[1] She is a specialist in Roman jewellery, Romano-British provincial art, and erotic art.^[2]

Catherine M Johns FSA
Occupation(s)	Archaeologist Museum curator
Academic work
Discipline	Archaeology Classical Archaeology
Sub-discipline	Roman Britain Roman jewellery
Institutions	British Museum

Career

Johns worked for many years, until 2002, as the Curator of Roman Britain at the British Museum.^[3] She was elected as a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London in January 1973.^[1]

Johns has published numerous articles and books on archaeological subjects including the Snettisham Jeweller's Hoard,^[4] the Hoxne Hoard,^[5][6] and the Barber Cup.^[7]

From 2003 to 2011 she was appointed by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport as a member of the reviewing committee on the 'Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural Interest'.^[2] She served three terms as a member of this Reviewing Committee.^[8] As part of this body, in 2009, she helped block the export of a unique Viking mount from North Yorkshire valued at over £50,000.^[9]

Johns has also served on the committees of the Society of Antiquaries of London, the Roman Society, and the British Archaeological Association. She is a former Chair of the Society of Jewellery Historians and a former trustee of the Roman Research Trust.^[2][10] In 2010 she was elected as a Corresponding Member of the Archaeological Institute of America.^[11]

Personal life

Johns was married to fellow archaeologist and British Museum curator Donald Bailey. In 2005, the contributions of both Johns and Bailey to the world of archaeology was recognised with the publication of a festschrift in their honour, titled Image, Craft and the Classical World: Essays in honour of Donald Bailey and Catherine Johns.^[12] Johns wrote an obituary for her husband for The Guardian following his death in September 2014.^[13]

Select bibliography

• Johns, C. 1982. Sex or Symbol? Erotic Images of Greece and Rome. London, British Museum.
• Potter, T. W. and Johns, C. 1992. Roman Britain (Exploring the Roman World). University of California Press.
• Johns, C. 1996. The jewellery of Roman Britain : Celtic and classical traditions. Ann Arbor, University of Michigan Press.
• Johns, C. and Burnett, A. 1997. 'The Snettisham Roman jeweller's hoard. London, British Museum.
• Johns, C. 2005. Little Book of Erotica. London, British Museum.
• Johns, C. 2006. Horses : history, myth, art. Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University Press.
• Johns, C. 2008. Dogs : history, myth, art. Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University Press.

External links

• Bibliography of Catherine Johns

References

1. "Fellows directory: Dr Catherine M Johns". Society of Antiquaries of London. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
2. House of Commons: Culture, Media and Sport Committee (7 June 2007). Caring for our Collections. Sixth Report. Volume II: Oral and Written Evidence (Report). House of Commons. p. 171.
3. "Catherine Johns (Biographical details)". British Museum. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
4. Johns, C. (1997). The Snettisham Roman jeweller's hoard. British Museum.
5. Bland, R.; Johns, C. (1993). The Hoxne treasure; an illustrated introduction. British Museum.
6. Johns, C. (2010). The Hoxne Late Roman Treasure: Gold Jewellery and Silver Plate. British Museum. ISBN 978-0714118178.
7. Johns, C. (March 2004). "The Barber Cup: a new acquisition for the British Museum". Gem and Jewellery News. 13 (1).
8. "Public Appointment Press Notice (November 2010)" (PDF). Department for Culture, Media, and Sport. November 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
9. Fifield, N. (15 April 2009). "Export ban on Viking artefact found in North Yorkshire". York Press. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
10. "Former trustees". Roman Research Trust. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
11. "Corresponding Members - Archaeological Institute of America". www.archaeological.org. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
12. Crummy, N., ed. (2005). Image, Craft and the Classical World: Essays in honour of Donald Bailey and Catherine Johns. Editions Monique Mergoil. ISBN 9782907303910.
13. Johns, C. (15 September 2014). "Obituary: Donald Bailey". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 February 2018.