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 86
^ptian, Assyrian, Greek, Crimean, the more ancientEtrurian, and Roman jewellery, and is the most commonof the quasi precious materials in northern graves, suchas British interments and otherwise, does not occur. Thefact that mostof the ancient amber was brought fromthe coasts of the Baltic, which… … GOLD OBJECTS. 29 of the material, allows us to account for the characteristicabundance of the substance in northern antiquities.^ Homer mentioned the offering of a Phoenician trader, Beads of bright amber, riveted in gold, to the Queenof Syra.^ Nevertheless, and quite contrary to our expec-tations,…
