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Page 274
... jewelry and beads of semiprecious stones were found in tombs dating from 2500-2200 BC on the island of Mochlos in eastern Crete . The antecedents of this jewelery go back to Babylonia and reached Crete in a simplified form by way of ...
... jewelry and beads of semiprecious stones were found in tombs dating from 2500-2200 BC on the island of Mochlos in eastern Crete . The antecedents of this jewelery go back to Babylonia and reached Crete in a simplified form by way of ...
Page 299
... jewelry , coloured stones were used as inlay or decorative elements for the first time since the early Orientalizing period , continuing the 4th - century trend away from the monochrome effect of gold , while partial gilding of silver ...
... jewelry , coloured stones were used as inlay or decorative elements for the first time since the early Orientalizing period , continuing the 4th - century trend away from the monochrome effect of gold , while partial gilding of silver ...
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... jewelry frequently decorated with in- laid rubies , garnets , Indian almandines ( purple garnets ) , cabochon gems ( cut in convex form and highly polished but not faceted ) , cut glass , and semiprecious stones . Evi- dence of the ...
... jewelry frequently decorated with in- laid rubies , garnets , Indian almandines ( purple garnets ) , cabochon gems ( cut in convex form and highly polished but not faceted ) , cut glass , and semiprecious stones . Evi- dence of the ...
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