King, C. W. (Charles William), 1818-1888 · London, Bell and Daldy · leaf 120
EGYPTIAN INTAGLT. The Egyptian scarabei, or beetle-stones, to borrow the, for once, neatand convenient German name for them, may perhaps dispute withthe Assyrian cylinders the claim of being the earliest productionsof the glyptic art.* They are so designated from the stone carryingthe signet being…
Gems · Rings · Classical antiquities · Art, Ancient
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