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Antique gems and rings (1872)

King, C. W. (Charles William), 1818-1888 · London, Bell and Daldy · leaf 417

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BULLS. A bull is the impression of a seal in metal, generally lead, and attachedby a string to the document it authenticates. It takes its name fromits resemblance in form and appearance to the embossed gold disk wornround the neck by Koman children up to the time of assuming the togavirilis. This…

Gems · Rings · Classical antiquities · Art, Ancient

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