Egyptian 17 Egyptian Scarabeus: The Barque of the Sun, Represented by the Hieroglyph of the City of Heliopolis. The Obelisk below with the God Ra--and the Deess Ma, together Ra-Men-Ma, the Prenomen of King Set First, Second King of the XIX. Dynasty 21 Portrait of Sapor 22 Allegorical Sketch of Persia 23 Impressions of Babylonian Cylinders 27 Impressions of Assyrian, Persian, Hittite, Phœnician, and Cyprian Cylinders 29 Allegorical Sketch of the Source of History 33 Persian Seals 35 Etruscan Sketch 37 Etruscan Scarabeus 40 Phœnician Scarabei and Intaglios 42 Phœnician Intaglios, Mask, etc. 45 Callimachus, the Greek Inventor of the Corinthian Capitol 48 Greek and Roman Intaglio Rings 50 Cameo, the Greek Pallas 52 Roman Gems 54 Cameo in High Relief, Roman Emperor Caracalla 57 Abraxas or Gnostic Gems 59 Abraxas Token 62 Abraxas or Gnostic Gems 63 Early Christian Token 67 Byzantine Gems 69 Byzantine Cabinet and Gems 73 The Annunciation 75 An Orgie of Silenus 78 Renaissance-Medici Period 81 Noah’s Ark 85 A very fine Intaglio by Giovanni Pickler--Ceres 87 Jupiter Ægiochus 91 The Triumph of Constantine 95 John the Baptist Preaching in the Wilderness 103 Historic Cameos: 1347, Trajan offering a Sacrifice to Mars Vincitore; 1348, the Triumphant Entry of Titus Vespasianus into Jerusalem 105 Coriolanus: His Mother and Wife Beseeching Him to Raise the Siege of Rome 107