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Sommerville, Maxwell. Manual Descriptive of a Collection of Talismans Engraved on Stones and Metals of Various Countries and Epochs, Illustrative of What Man has Worn for his Protection from Accident and Disease; Also, Ancient Gems, Babylonian Cylinders, Persian Seals, etc.. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, Department of Archaeology and Paleontology, 1889.

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  • Object[14]
  • yes[14]
  • no[14]
  • mediterranean[2]
  • near eastern[12]
  • cameo[12]
  • gem[2]
  • pendant[1]
  • mediterranean[2]
  • persia[12]
  • neoclassical[1]
  • renaissance[1]
  • aegis[1]
  • aeneas[1]
  • anchises[1]
  • ascanius[1]
  • jupiter aegiochus[1]
  • oak wreath[1]
  • zeus aegiochus[1]
  • chrysoprase[1]
  • gold[1]
  • ostrich egg shell[12]
  • sardonyx[1]
  • cameo[14]
  • yes[14]
cameo

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29-128-2245

29-128-2245

Gem

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29-221-302

29-221-302

Cameo

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29-221-301

29-221-301

Cameo

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29-221-312

29-221-312

Cameo

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29-221-311

29-221-311

Cameo

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29-221-310

29-221-310

Cameo

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29-221-309

29-221-309

Cameo

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29-221-308

29-221-308

Cameo

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29-221-307

29-221-307

Cameo

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29-221-306

29-221-306

Cameo

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29-221-305

29-221-305

Cameo

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29-221-304

29-221-304

Cameo

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29-221-303

29-221-303

Cameo

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29-128-1501

29-128-1501

Gem

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