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"This volume follows the development of gem engraving from Alexander's conquest of the East to the Augustan period. Hellenistic gems are studied in their archaeological and historical context with attention paid to evidence of their use, significance, and value; questions of technique and style; and problems of chronology and distribution. Special sections have been devoted to patronage of gem-engravers and the relationship of gem-cutting with other miniaturist arts and coinage."--BOOK JACKET.
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- Author
- Dimitris Plantzos
- Publisher
- Clarendon Press : Oxford University Press
- Published
- 1999
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780198150374
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Art, Science, Arts
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