Kleine Praser and Chromium-bearing Chalcedonies. About a small group of engraved gems

As early as 1900, A. Furtwängler identified a small group of green gems under the heading “Gattung der kleinen konvexen Praser”; underneath various descriptive terms a rare gem is concealed, a variety of green translucent chromium-bearing chalcedony. The collection of the Berlin Antikensammlung cont...

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Main Author: Gertrud Platz-Horster
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: Presses universitaires du Midi 2010-10-01
Series:Pallas
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/pallas/10993
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description As early as 1900, A. Furtwängler identified a small group of green gems under the heading “Gattung der kleinen konvexen Praser”; underneath various descriptive terms a rare gem is concealed, a variety of green translucent chromium-bearing chalcedony. The collection of the Berlin Antikensammlung contains a small group of such gems, but that number, very high in comparison with other prases so far published, offers a reference rich enough to validate Furtwängler’s classifying scheme.
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spelling doaj.art-9358f28c659e4451a698a0d4822fa26b2023-02-09T16:33:09ZfraPresses universitaires du MidiPallas0031-03872272-76392010-10-018317920210.4000/pallas.10993Kleine Praser and Chromium-bearing Chalcedonies. About a small group of engraved gemsGertrud Platz-HorsterAs early as 1900, A. Furtwängler identified a small group of green gems under the heading “Gattung der kleinen konvexen Praser”; underneath various descriptive terms a rare gem is concealed, a variety of green translucent chromium-bearing chalcedony. The collection of the Berlin Antikensammlung contains a small group of such gems, but that number, very high in comparison with other prases so far published, offers a reference rich enough to validate Furtwängler’s classifying scheme.http://journals.openedition.org/pallas/10993Roman glypticsgreen gems«prases»Berlin Antikensammlung
spellingShingle Gertrud Platz-Horster
Kleine Praser and Chromium-bearing Chalcedonies. About a small group of engraved gems
Pallas
Roman glyptics
green gems
«prases»
Berlin Antikensammlung
title Kleine Praser and Chromium-bearing Chalcedonies. About a small group of engraved gems
title_full Kleine Praser and Chromium-bearing Chalcedonies. About a small group of engraved gems
title_fullStr Kleine Praser and Chromium-bearing Chalcedonies. About a small group of engraved gems
title_full_unstemmed Kleine Praser and Chromium-bearing Chalcedonies. About a small group of engraved gems
title_short Kleine Praser and Chromium-bearing Chalcedonies. About a small group of engraved gems
title_sort kleine praser and chromium bearing chalcedonies about a small group of engraved gems
topic Roman glyptics
green gems
«prases»
Berlin Antikensammlung
url http://journals.openedition.org/pallas/10993
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