An introduction to the study of prehistoric art (1915)
Parkyn, Ernest Albert, b. 1857 · London, New York [etc.] : Longmans, Green and Co. · leaf 355
washighly prized.^ It wasdoubtless superseded byenamel then coming intouse. From Gaul coralfound its way into Britainwhere it was also em-ployed for ornamentationin the Early Iron Age.The JVitkcun Shield aswe have seen, was decor-ated with coral fixed byrivets. A bronze cup3f inch in diameter froma… … FiGS. 29S, 299.—Bronze fibuhe ornanieiitedwith coral. Pleurs-Marne. ^ Reinacli, ioc. cit. ^ Pliny says (Bk. XXXII, chap, n.) : Before it was known inwhat estimation coral was held by the people of India, the Gauls werein the habit of adorning their swords, shields, and helmets with it; but atthe…
Art, Primitive
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