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Seals, Finger Rings, Engraved Gems and Amulets : In the Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter by Sheila Hoey Middleton (1999, Hardcover)

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Together they illustrate the long history of the practice from about 3000 BC to the 19th century AD. She includes black-and-white photographs of all of them and color photographs of 20 [Book News]. A few famous examples of ancient Greek jewelry, such as an earring in the form of a siren, is a charming example of Greek jeweler's modeling.

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PublisherRoyal Albert Memorial Museum

ISBN-101855225875

ISBN-139781855225879

eBay Product ID (ePID)72971688

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Publication Year1999

Book TitleSeals, Finger Rings, Engraved Gems and Amulets : in the Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter

TopicJewelry

Number of Pages147 Pages

LanguageEnglish

IllustratorYes

GenreDesign

AuthorSheila Hoey Middleton

FormatHardcover

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Photographed byWilkins, Robert

SynopsisThis is a catalogue of the rather nice collection of gems in the Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter, consisting almost entirely of the bequests of Lt. Col. L. A. D. Montague in 1946 and of Dr N. L. Corkill in 1966. Together they document the history of seal engraving from 3000 BC to the nineteenth century, from the Near East, Greece and Rome, and the Renaissance, from Akkadian cylinder seals to Sassanian stamp seals and Bactrian ringstones., This is a catalogue of the rather nice collection of gems in the Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter, consisting almost entirely of the bequests of Lt. Col. L. A. D. Montague in 1946 and of Dr N. L. Corkill in 1966.