A manual of ancient sculpture, Egyptian - Assyrian - Greek - Roman (1886)
Redford, George, d. 1895 · London : Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington · leaf 31
than sculpture. Here it Fig. 6.—An engraved Gem in Amethyst, called by Agostini,King Massinissa. In the Florence Museum. may be explained that the wheel referred to is a tool capableof extremely nice application. It is not like the wheel of agrindstone, but more like that of the glass-cutter, being… … Fig. 7.~The Gonzaga Cameo in Onyx. Ptolemy I. and Eueydice.EoMAN WoEK. In the St. Feternhury Museum. COINS AND MEDALLIONS. 9 delicate hand and eye of the artist. The cutting edge of thisdisc is armed with the fine particles of emery, and sometimesdiamond dust kept moist with oil, which become…
Sculpture, Ancient
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