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Description: Collection of Classical and Eastern Intaglios Rings and Cameos by Claudia Wagner, John Boardman Beazley Archive - Studies in Gems and Jewellery I FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This volume presents a selection from a large private collection of engraved gems, finger rings and cylinder seals. It was created from 1921 through the 1960s from various sources, and includes many examples from old collections that had come on to the market, notably the Evans, Southesk, and (for later gems) Poniatowski, as well as many purchased from dealers and in auctions. They are now in the possession of the collectors son, who encouraged this publication. Boardman had already published a selection, mainly of the Greek and Etruscan gems from the collection, in Intaglios and Rings (London, Thames and Hudson, 1975), and these stones have since been purchased by the J. Paul Getty Museum in Malibu (except for nos. 9, 17, 86, 149, 154, 205-208). The present selection also includes some early gems, omitted from the earlier publication for various reasons, but it is mainly devoted to the Hellenistic and Roman, as well as to a choice of the many Sasanian stones, cylinder seals, other eastern, and Neo-classical. The selection has been determined by the apparent interest of each piece for either its style or its subject, but also represents a fairly typical range of gem engraving through the Greek and Roman worlds, and outside it - including Etruscan, Greco-Persian, Syrian, Persian, Phoenician, Sasanian and the early production of cylinders in the near east. This is the type of material that was available for collectors in the first half of the last century. The catalogue takes the form of a descriptive handlist rather than a catalogue raisonnE, with select comparanda, and with more attention paid to the puzzling or important pieces. Of these there are several of the highest quality, and several of exceptional archaeological or iconographic interest. The prime motive has been to make much of the collection known to scholars who might wish to take study of individual pieces further. To this end the publication of mainly unprovenanced engraved gems is of no less importance than that of unprovenanced decorated vases. This volume inaugurates the new series Studies in Gems and Jewellery. Long Description Thisvolume presents a selection from a large private collection of engraved gems,finger rings and cylinder seals. It was created from 1921 through the 1960sfrom various sources, and includes many examples from old collections that hadcome on to the market, notably the Evans, Southesk, and (for later gems)Poniatowski, as well as many purchased from dealers and in auctions. They arenow in the possession of the collectors son, who encouraged this publication.Boardman had already published a selection, mainly of the Greek and Etruscangems from the collection, in Intaglios and Rings (London, Thames and Hudson,1975), and these stones have since been purchased by the J. Paul Getty Museumin Malibu (except for nos. 9, 17, 86, 149, 154, 205-208). The present selectionalso includes some early gems, omitted from the earlier publication for variousreasons, but it is mainly devoted to the Hellenistic and Roman, as well as to achoice of the many Sasanian stones, cylinder seals, other eastern, andNeo-classical. The selection has been determined by the apparent interest ofeach piece for either its style or its subject, but also represents a fairlytypical range of gem engraving through the Greek and Roman worlds, and outsideit - including Etruscan, Greco-Persian, Syrian, Persian, Phoenician, Sasanianand the early production of cylinders in the near east. This is the type ofmaterial that was available for collectors in the first half of the lastcentury. The catalogue takes the form of a descriptive handlist rather than acatalogue raisonn Details ISBN1841715093 Year 2003 ISBN-10 1841715093 ISBN-13 9781841715094 Format Paperback Author John Boardman Edition Description FIRST Language English Edition 1st Media Book DEWEY 737.609 Illustrations Yes Imprint British Archaeological Reports Subtitle 967 Objects from a Private Collection Formed Between 1921 and 1970 Ranging from 3rd-Millennium BC Cylinder Seals of Mesopotamia to Neoclassical Engravings of the 19th Century AD and Including Prime Specimens Also of Greek, Roman and Sasanian Glypti Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom Pages 432 Series British Archaeological Reports International Series Publication Date 2003-09-01 Publisher Bar Publishing Short Title Collection of Classical and Eastern Intaglios,Rings and Cameos DOI 10.1604/9781841715094 Audience Professional and Scholarly UK Release Date 2003-09-01 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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