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Antique gems and rings (1872)

King, C. W. (Charles William), 1818-1888 · London, Bell and Daldy · leaf 373

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sometimes sapphires, but more frequently carbuncles.The distinctive characteristic of the class is this box-like, ungainlyformation of the head, and the equally artless adaptation of theshank, a thick round wire, for the most part plated on copper, andcarelessly soldered on to the head, with two… … ( 351 )

Gems · Rings · Classical antiquities · Art, Ancient

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