| Description |
xvii, 292 pages: illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Series |
Emblems of antiquity |
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Emblems of antiquity.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-273) and index. |
| Contents |
Cleopatra's artifice -- Gem mania in Rome -- The past acquired, revived, and ransacked -- "A large dish of onyx" in the Holy Roman Empire -- Timur, world conqueror and connoisseur -- Renaissance collectors and thieves -- In women's hands -- Gems and ruins in Bourbon Naples -- The night watchman. |
| Summary |
The long and intricate history of the beautifully carved Hellenistic style Egyptian bowl, from the days of Cleopatra to Constantinople, the French Revolution, and to near destruction by a deranged museum guard in 1925. |
| Subject |
Tazza Farnese.
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Farnesische Schale. (DE-588)4202045-1
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Cameos, Classical.
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Tazzas.
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Kamee. (DE-588)4120541-8
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| ISBN |
9780199739318 |
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0199739315 |
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