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GLYPTOGItAPHIC COLLECTIONS.
265
apollo. Sard.
GLYPTOGBAPHIC COLLECTIONS AMONG THE
ANCIENTS.
En-graved stones, besides being used as signets, were also em-
ployed for ornamenting the most precious works of art, and reli-
gious utensils. A Greek inscription, published by Chandler, and
which was the public inventory of the treasure deposited in the
opisthodomos of the Parthenon, distinct]}' shows that engraved
stones formed a portion of it. A horn of abundance, of gold, and
adorned with similar stones, was given by Augustus to the Temple of
Concord at Rome; and the eloquence of Cicero against Verres has
rendered famous a candelabrum adorned with inlagli and camei,
destined by king Antiochus for the temple of Jupiter Capitolinus.
According to Pliny and Suetonius, Caasar and Marcellus consecrated
collections of engraved stones in the temples of Venus and of the
Palatine Apollo at Eome. Another collection, formed by kino-
Mithridates, was celebrated for its magnificence, even in ancient
times. Pompey and Scaurus had also rich collections at Eome.
Pliny remarks that Scaurus was the first who possessed a collection
of precious stones in Eome. In the Lower Empire, engraved stones
and precious stones were profusely used to ornament the dresses of
princes, of ladies, and of rich private individuals ; in the middle
ages, they were still much sought after, when other ancient monu-
265
apollo. Sard.
GLYPTOGBAPHIC COLLECTIONS AMONG THE
ANCIENTS.
En-graved stones, besides being used as signets, were also em-
ployed for ornamenting the most precious works of art, and reli-
gious utensils. A Greek inscription, published by Chandler, and
which was the public inventory of the treasure deposited in the
opisthodomos of the Parthenon, distinct]}' shows that engraved
stones formed a portion of it. A horn of abundance, of gold, and
adorned with similar stones, was given by Augustus to the Temple of
Concord at Rome; and the eloquence of Cicero against Verres has
rendered famous a candelabrum adorned with inlagli and camei,
destined by king Antiochus for the temple of Jupiter Capitolinus.
According to Pliny and Suetonius, Caasar and Marcellus consecrated
collections of engraved stones in the temples of Venus and of the
Palatine Apollo at Eome. Another collection, formed by kino-
Mithridates, was celebrated for its magnificence, even in ancient
times. Pompey and Scaurus had also rich collections at Eome.
Pliny remarks that Scaurus was the first who possessed a collection
of precious stones in Eome. In the Lower Empire, engraved stones
and precious stones were profusely used to ornament the dresses of
princes, of ladies, and of rich private individuals ; in the middle
ages, they were still much sought after, when other ancient monu-