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... worn in a finger - ring , came into general favour throughout all the population ; a new manner this of securing the seal , for its oriental inventors had invariably worn their cylinder or stamp as the ornament of a bracelet or necklace ...
... worn in a finger - ring , came into general favour throughout all the population ; a new manner this of securing the seal , for its oriental inventors had invariably worn their cylinder or stamp as the ornament of a bracelet or necklace ...
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... worn as amulets . With his age also begins the series of camei , the earliest known being the grand Odescalchi Sardonyx of Ptolemy and Berenice , evidently a contemporary work . Before this time , to judge from the confused expressions ...
... worn as amulets . With his age also begins the series of camei , the earliest known being the grand Odescalchi Sardonyx of Ptolemy and Berenice , evidently a contemporary work . Before this time , to judge from the confused expressions ...
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... worn by use .. Narses . Garnet . This inscription is imperfect , the gem having been broken and cut round . The true reading , therefore , may be " Nowazi Shah , " and refer to Sapor I. Certainly the extreme beauty of the work would ...
... worn by use .. Narses . Garnet . This inscription is imperfect , the gem having been broken and cut round . The true reading , therefore , may be " Nowazi Shah , " and refer to Sapor I. Certainly the extreme beauty of the work would ...
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... worn around chil- dren's necks as an amulet . It perhaps was the clear green Jade in which small figures for suspension are so often found . Prismatical beads " of Plasma , as well as of Garnet , are often found in the earth about Rome ...
... worn around chil- dren's necks as an amulet . It perhaps was the clear green Jade in which small figures for suspension are so often found . Prismatical beads " of Plasma , as well as of Garnet , are often found in the earth about Rome ...
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... worn and scratched surface , so that a Jacinth intaglio , exhibiting a high polish on the exterior , may justly be suspected of being a modern work . Even the interior of the design , unless where protected by the unusual deepness of ...
... worn and scratched surface , so that a Jacinth intaglio , exhibiting a high polish on the exterior , may justly be suspected of being a modern work . Even the interior of the design , unless where protected by the unusual deepness of ...
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