Salaminia (Cyprus) : the history, treasures, & antiquities of Salamis in the island of Cyprus (1882)
Cesnola, Alexander Palma di, 1837-, Birch, Samuel, 1813-1885 · London : Trübner and Co. · leaf 237
rchaic, and the gem may beconsidered to be of great age, perhaps the fouitli centurybefore Christ. Half-inch long. Ancient gems, resembhng the above, with subjects inintaglio, were especially objects of care and admiration;and esjjecially were those sought after which had uponthem subjects such as… … Ancient Gem with Mediaeval Setting. Cornelian. matrices, or as original impressions appended to char-ters, enriched with a legend of Christian miport.A good example of this use is shewn in fig. 141 (kindlylent by the British Archaeological Association),^ where a ^ From Jovrnaf, vol. iii, p. 330.
