Prasio / Prase

Lo Smeraldo Degli Imperatori / The Emperors' Emerald

by Enrico Butini and Flavio Butini

Extent: 194 pages

Publisher: L’ERMA di Bretschneider

Subjects: Classical Studies, Mediterranean Archaeology

Series: Bibliotheca Archaeologica

Series volume number: 75

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(December 2022)

ISBN: 9788891327772

9.8 x 10.59 inches

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In both ancient and modern texts, the terms prase, plasma, chrysoprase, emerald, and emerald root, to name but a few, are all used to refer to just one gemstone:Chrome Chalcedony. This paper aims to resolve not only the linguistic debate around this green gemstone, often used in glyptics to portray emperors, mythological characters and leaders, but also that around its geographical and temporal origins, and the value attributed to it. Their historical, literary and museum research, combined with the gemmological analyses of a rich sample of archaeological prases, has led the authors to hypothesise that these fascinating green gemstones come from the island of Cyprus.

By (author) Enrico Butini
By (author) Flavio Butini

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