graving, nor is it necessary to discuss at length theearlier gems with Latin inscriptions, which represent the degen-eracy of the art implanted on Italian soil by Romes northernneighbours. The use of signet-rings by the Romans was of greatantiquity; they were at first made of iron, and according… … nniiiiiiiiiiiiminiuiinniniiiiimimiiiimmrnnintn> Vergil and the Muses : mosaic found at Hadrumetum (Sousse). 420 ART CHAP. VIII ring was at first a privilege bestowed for military prowess ; itwas afterwards acquired by the civil magistrates, and graduallyextended to other classes, such as…
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