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... bust or statue . And the intaglio possesses a most important advantage over the medal in the perfect indestructibility of its impress , which no time , no wear can efface , and nothing destroy , except the utter comminution of the stone ...
... bust or statue . And the intaglio possesses a most important advantage over the medal in the perfect indestructibility of its impress , which no time , no wear can efface , and nothing destroy , except the utter comminution of the stone ...
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... BUST OF SERAPIS supported on a globe and column placed over an altar : in the field a trifid emblem between the letters T and Σ . Red Jasper . 7. Bust of a BACCHANTE looking upwards . Worked in a very bold manner . Sard . 8. THREE ...
... BUST OF SERAPIS supported on a globe and column placed over an altar : in the field a trifid emblem between the letters T and Σ . Red Jasper . 7. Bust of a BACCHANTE looking upwards . Worked in a very bold manner . Sard . 8. THREE ...
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... BUSTS OF GALLIENUS AND SALONINA crowned with wheatears : between them an altar on which stands an eagle . ( Compare the noted aureus of Gallienus thus crowned : Rev. , VBIQVE PAX . ) Sard . 7. JUPITER SEATED WITHIN THE ZODIAC : upon the ...
... BUSTS OF GALLIENUS AND SALONINA crowned with wheatears : between them an altar on which stands an eagle . ( Compare the noted aureus of Gallienus thus crowned : Rev. , VBIQVE PAX . ) Sard . 7. JUPITER SEATED WITHIN THE ZODIAC : upon the ...
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... BUST OF SERAPIS supported on a globe and column placed over an altar : in the field a trifid emblem between the letters T and Z. Red Jasper . 7. BUST OF A BACCHANTE looking upwards . Worked in a very bold manner . Sard . 8. THREE ...
... BUST OF SERAPIS supported on a globe and column placed over an altar : in the field a trifid emblem between the letters T and Z. Red Jasper . 7. BUST OF A BACCHANTE looking upwards . Worked in a very bold manner . Sard . 8. THREE ...
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... bust is cut - the large perforation of the original Indian bead ... PAGE 269 276 284 284 289 294 301 Triple Mask : Roman . Jacinth ( now in Lord Braybrooke's Collection ) . Jupiter Olympius : Roman work of the best times . Sard ( Rhodes ) ...
... bust is cut - the large perforation of the original Indian bead ... PAGE 269 276 284 284 289 294 301 Triple Mask : Roman . Jacinth ( now in Lord Braybrooke's Collection ) . Jupiter Olympius : Roman work of the best times . Sard ( Rhodes ) ...
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