Handbook of archaeology, Egyptian - Greek - Etruscan - Roman (1867)
Westropp, Hodder M. (Hodder Michael), -1884 · London, Bell and Daldy · leaf 299
raits, but they are rare, and were most probablyengraved only for the use of the person himself as his privatesignet. In the Roman period it seems to have been held a mark ofloyalty to wear the portrait of the reigning emperor, which accountsfor the vast number of such down to the time of… … Apollo. Sard. GLYPTOGRAPHIC COLLECTIONS AMONG THE ANCIENTS. Engraved stones, besides being used as signets, were also em-ployed for ornamenting the most precious works of art, and reli-gions utensils. A Greek inscription, published by Chandler, andwhich was the public inventory of the treasure…
Art, Ancient · Archaeology
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