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Antique gems and rings (1872)

King, C. W. (Charles William), 1818-1888 · London, Bell and Daldy · leaf 476

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( 453 ) … SEALS IN TERRA-COTTA—TESSER.E. Impressions of intagli in disks of burnt clay a little exceeding thedimensions of the gems are frequently to be met with. One class,indeed, of them can be accounted for—those found so abundantlyamongst Assyrian remains, bearing the impression of the royal signet,and…

Gems · Rings · Classical antiquities · Art, Ancient

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