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Engraved gems

An abridgement of his earlier "Engraved gems, their place in the history of art"--pref. "Despite its brevity and the mistake of trying to take up too many (inadequately treated) topics, it provides much valuable information"--Gemology by J. Sinkankas, entry no. 6216. Partial contents: Engraved gems -- Egypt -- Persia and Babylon -- The Etruscans-Etruria -- Phoenicia -- Greece -- Roman -- Abraxas -- Early Christians -- Byzantine -- Medieval -- Rennaissance -- Succeeding declines and revivals -- Some types of remarkable gems -- Religion on stones -- Historic cameos -- Animals and birds -- Antique pastes -- Mythological -- Chinese, Burmese, and Siamese -- Aztec or Mexican -- Retrospective.

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