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... imitation ; sometimes the stone itself excites suspicion , some- times the inscription , which ought to have been of ... imitations from the genuine originals . The keepers of the French Cabinet of Medals have long ago observed that ...
... imitation ; sometimes the stone itself excites suspicion , some- times the inscription , which ought to have been of ... imitations from the genuine originals . The keepers of the French Cabinet of Medals have long ago observed that ...
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... imitation of the material , especially where the cast has been re - worked and polished after the fashion of a gem . But Camei in Sar- donyx were also produced in large quantities , many of them extraordinary for art and material , some ...
... imitation of the material , especially where the cast has been re - worked and polished after the fashion of a gem . But Camei in Sar- donyx were also produced in large quantities , many of them extraordinary for art and material , some ...
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... imitate them was the next step , and that not a difficult one ; the mechanical methods , themselves of the simplest nature , were already known to the Florentines through their constant intercourse with the Levant ; and the goldsmith ...
... imitate them was the next step , and that not a difficult one ; the mechanical methods , themselves of the simplest nature , were already known to the Florentines through their constant intercourse with the Levant ; and the goldsmith ...
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... imitation , as to cast a doubt upon the certainty of the original itself . The larger intagli , especially the imperial portraits , have been the most exposed to these fraudulent reproductions . This abundance of counterfeits , and the ...
... imitation , as to cast a doubt upon the certainty of the original itself . The larger intagli , especially the imperial portraits , have been the most exposed to these fraudulent reproductions . This abundance of counterfeits , and the ...
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... imitation of an Etruscan border . Con- stellation of the Fish . 13. GAUL WITH FLOWING HAIR AND NAKED TO THE WAIST , crouching down , his shield slung at his back ; in his hand is the huge and pointless iron broadsword described by ...
... imitation of an Etruscan border . Con- stellation of the Fish . 13. GAUL WITH FLOWING HAIR AND NAKED TO THE WAIST , crouching down , his shield slung at his back ; in his hand is the huge and pointless iron broadsword described by ...
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