Jewellery

Name: Jewellery
Author: Smith, H. Clifford (Harold Clifford)

Smith, H. Clifford (Harold Clifford)

Jewelry

VII. ETRUSCAN JEWELLERY (BROOCHES, DIADEM, BRACELET, RINGS).
      (B. M.)                                                     _p. 24._
        1.   Early fibula from Cervetri, surmounted with
               figures of lions. _p. 25._
        2.   Gold diadem of ivy leaves and berries. _p. 23._
        3.   Fibula from Tuscana, with meander pattern in fine
               granulation.
        4.   Early bracelet from Cervetri, with minute granular
               work. _p. 25._
        5-8. Four rings. 1. Bezel mounted with intaglio, gold
               border with tendril pattern (Chiusi). 2. Cartouche
               with figures of shepherd and dog (Chiusi).
               3. Intaglio bezel supported by lions. _p. 25._
               4. Large oval bezel bordered with dolphins and
               waves (Bolsena). _p. 26._

 VIII. ROMAN JEWELLERY                                            _p. 30._
         1-6.   (B. M.)
         1.     Gold necklace set with garnets, and a pendant
                  in form of a butterfly.
         2.     Gold necklace, with a pendent aureus of
                  Domitian. _p. 30._
         3.     Gold hair-pin from Tarentum surmounted by a
                  figure of Aphrodite. _p. 28._
         4-6.   Three gold rings. _pp. 31-32._ 4. Serpent form.
                  5. Open-worked, set with a nicolo intaglio--a mask
                  of a Satyr. 6. Eye-shaped, with open-work shoulders,
                  set with a nicolo.
         7-15.  (V. and A. M.)
         7-10.  Earrings. _pp. 28-29._ 7. Porphyry drop. 8. Two
                  pearls (_crotalia_) suspended from yoke. 9. Basket
                  of fruit set with garnet, a carnelian bead, and an
                  emerald pendant. 10. Large hook set with sapphire,
                  an emerald below, and three pearl drops.
         11.    Gold bracelet in form of a serpent. _p. 30._
         12-15. Four rings. 12. Gold: tragic mask in high relief.
                  13. Gold: quintuple, set with two sapphires and
                  three garnets. 14. Gold: raised open-work bezel set
                  with a sapphire and a chrysoprase. 15. Gilt bronze:
                  bust of Serapis in relief.  _p. 32._

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