| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 198 pages) : illustrations (colour) |
| Note |
Previously issued in print: 2018. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
A comprehensive study of the depictions of animals and their significance on Greek and Roman gems. The work examines the associations between animal depictions and the type of gemstone and its believed qualities. The study also compares the representation of animals on gems to larger media and analyses the differences. |
| Audience |
Specialized. |
| Note |
Available through Archaeopress Digital Subscription Service. |
| Contents |
Introduction; Engraved gems: a survey: 1. The Uses of Engraved Gems, 2. The materials used for ancient gems, 3. The themes depicted on gems, 4. References to gemstones in ancient literary sources, 5. Dating methods, 6. Carving technique, 7. Artists and workshops; Animal images and their meaning: Mammals, Cattle, Deer, Goats, Horses, Boars and sows, Predatory animals, Panthers, Lions, Birds, Birds of Prey, and Fowl, Eagles, Parrots, Roosters, Geese, Swans, Insects, Ants, Marine creatures, Dolphins, Seashells, Hybrids, Sphinx, Pegasus, Capricorn, Hippocamp, Gryllos (Hippalectryon); Interactions between animal depictions in various media and their depictions on gems; Associations between animal depictions and the type of gemstone and its believed qualities; Summary; Bibliography. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Gems, Classical.
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Gems, Hellenistic.
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Gems -- Rome.
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Animals in art.
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Gems, Ancient.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology |
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Gems, Ancient. |
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Animals in art. |
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Gems. |
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Gems, Classical. |
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Gems, Hellenistic. |
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Rome (Empire) |
| Added Author |
Archaeopress, publisher.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9781784918699 |
| ISBN |
1784918709 |
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9781784918705 (electronic bk.) |
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