Handbook of archaeology, Egyptian - Greek - Etruscan - Roman (1867)
Westropp, Hodder M. (Hodder Michael), -1884 · London, Bell and Daldy · leaf 317
7mbol of the Greek engraverAAAION ; others, on the other hand, deem it a rebus upon thename of the artist Gio Maria da Pescia, the celebratedengraver, and friend of Michael Angelo. … CAR OF BACCHUS. Sard. CUPS. Though, strictly speaking, not included under the head of engravedgems, we must not omit to notice drinking cups and vases, parti-cularly as they are sometimes found ornamented with mythic subjectsin relief, and, as Mr. King remarks, may be considered as hugecamei. They…
Art, Ancient · Archaeology
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