Main Catalogue of Engraved Gems, Greek, Etruscan and Roman the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Catalogue of Engraved Gems, Greek, Etruscan and Roman the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Name: Catalogue of Engraved Gems, Greek, Etruscan and Roman the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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ISBN: 9788882653743

Gisela M. A. Richter

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Preface; History of the Collection; Abbreviations; General Introduction; The uses of Gems; The choice of designs on gems; The technique of gem engraving; The materials used for ancient gems; Appreciation and collecting of gems; Gem engravers and their signatures; Forgeries; Catalogue; I. Greek; II. Etruscan and Italic; III. Roman intaglios, first century b.c. to fourth cantury a.d.; IV. Hellenistic and Roman Cameos and Works in the round, second century b.c. to fourth century a.d.; Concordance of the numbers in the 1920 and the 1956 editions of the catalogue; General index; Index of inscriptions.

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Year:

2006

Publisher:

L'Erma di Bretschneider

Language:

English

Pages:

188

ISBN 10:

8882653749