Engraved Gems
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1. ENGRAVED GEMS BY MAXWELL SOMMERVILLE PROFESSOR OF GLYPTOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA; AUTHOR OF “SANDS OF SAHARA,” “SIAM,” ETC.; CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE SOCIÉTÉ ACADÉMIQUE DES SCIENCES, ARTS ET BELLES-LETTRES DU DÉPARTEMENT DE L’AUBE, FRANCE, ETC. DREXEL BIDDLE, PUBLISHER PHILADELPHIA LONDON SAN FRANCISCO TORONTO 19012. PREFACE.3. Introductory material4. EGYPT.5. PERSIA AND BABYLON.6. THE ETRUSCANS—ETRURIA.7. PHŒNICIA.8. GREECE.9. ROMAN.10. ABRAXAS.11. EARLY CHRISTIANS.12. BYZANTINE.13. MEDIÆVAL.14. RENAISSANCE.15. SUCCEEDING DECLINES AND REVIVALS.16. SOME TYPES OF REMARKABLE GEMS.17. RELIGION ON STONES.18. HISTORIC CAMEOS.19. ANIMALS AND BIRDS.20. ANTIQUE PASTES.21. MYTHOLOGICAL.22. CHINESE, BURMESE, AND SIAMESE.23. AZTEC OR MEXICAN.24. RETROSPECTIVE.25. INDEX.