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

by M.A. Richter Gisela

Book cover: Catalogue of Engraved Gems, Greek, Etruscan and Roman The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Extent: 188 pages

Publisher: L’ERMA di Bretschneider

Subjects: Art & Art History

Language: English

Paperback (Out of print)

(December 2006)

ISBN: 9788882653743

Price: $190.00

Out of stock

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.

  • By (author) Gisela M.A. Richter