Perrot, Georges, 1832-1914, Chipiez, Charles, 1835-1901, Armstrong, Walter, Sir, 1850-1918 · London, Chapman and Hall, Limited; New York, A. C. Armstrong and Son · leaf 294
ntre-bit orwimble. 1 E. Soldi, Lcs Cylindres babylonicns {Revue archeologiquc, vol. xxviii. p. 147).^ Ibid. p. 149. Gems. 261 On examinincj the oldest Mesopotamian engravings on preciousstones a skilled craftsman would see at once that nearlj all thework had been done with on!)- two instruments—one… … , Fig. 139 —Chalcedony cylinder. British Museum. Some idea of the strange results produced by these first attemptsat gem-engraving may be formed from our reproductions of twocylinders in the collection at the British INIuseum. The influenceof the process, the tyranny of the implement, if we may use…
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