An engraved gem, frequently referred to as an intaglio, is a small and usually semi-precious gemstone that has been carved, in the Western tradition normally...

achieved by a master engraver, counterfeiting of engraved designs is almost impossible, and modern banknotes are almost always engraved, as are plates for...

stone, minerals, or gemstones into decorative items such as cabochons, engraved gems (including cameos), and faceted designs. A person who practices lapidary...

Gem of Augustus) is an ancient Roman low-relief cameo engraved gem cut from a double-layered Arabian onyx stone. It is commonly agreed that the gem cutter...

with her husband Ptolemy III) as the personification of Alexandria. The engraved gem was a luxury art with high prestige; Pompey and Julius Caesar were among...

was largely employed in antiquity for intaglio engraved gems. The ancient Greeks believed amethyst gems could prevent intoxication, while medieval European...

Cameo (/ˈkæmioʊ/) is a method of carving an object such as an engraved gem, item of jewellery or vessel. It nearly always features a raised (positive)...

the id, ego and superego King, Charles William (1885). Handbook of Engraved Gems (2nd ed.). London: George Bell and Sons. p. 236. Lorenz, Hendrik (2009)...

The Saint-Denis Crystal or Cristal de Saint-Denis is a Carolingian engraved gem depicting the crucifixion of Christ, that was originally held in the treasury...

during this time that he began to create his private collection of engraved gems, paintings, and prints. From 1851 to 1859, he was involved in art trade...

objects carved have included those with ritual or religious purposes, engraved gems as signet rings and other kinds of seal, handles, belt hooks and similar...

intaglio on the flat bezel. The Pylos Combat Agate is an exceptionally fine engraved gem, probably made in the Late Minoan, but found in a Mycenaean context....

section of the hoop of a ring, which may contain a gem or a flat surface (usually with an engraved design, as in a signet ring). Rings are normally worn...

Temple. It was said that these stones were engraved to represent the six tribes of Israel. Greeks also engraved designs into aquamarine 2 thousand years...

Crystal (also known as the Lothar Crystal or the Susanna Crystal) is an engraved gem from Lotharingia in northwest Europe, showing scenes of the biblical...

finger, while others wore none. Roman men and women wore rings with an engraved gem on it that was used with wax to seal documents, a practice that continued...

of cutting a design into a surface, may refer to: Intaglio, a type of engraved gem or metal signet ring Intaglio (printmaking), a group of printmaking techniques...

Britain, and for making and selling large numbers of "Tassie casts" of engraved gems for collectors. He was born of humble parentage at Pollokshaws, in Glasgow...

of necklace-clasps, a gold amulet designed as a pendant, an unmounted engraved gem, four beads (one emerald and three of glass), and a gold belt-buckle...

much time in Italy, where he laid the foundation of his collection of engraved gems and gemstones, which, having been increased by subsequent purchases...

The Poniatowski gems are a collection of over 2,600 engraved gems commissioned by Prince Stanisław Poniatowski (1754–1833), a wealthy Polish nobleman...

technique is not to be confused with "counter-relief" or intaglio as seen on engraved gem seals – where an image is fully modeled in a "negative" manner. The image...

into beads. It has also been used for intaglio and hardstone cameo engraved gems, where the bands make the image contrast with the ground. Some onyx...

(1615–1696) he published Gemme antiche figurate, a work on antique engraved gems, in two volumes (Rome, 1657 and 1669); the first was devoted entirely...

Depiction of a bear on a Roman-era engraved gem found in Britain....

liv. 19 ii. 88 ii. 17. a King, Charles William (1885). Handbook of Engraved Gems (2nd ed.). London: George Bell and Sons. pp. viii. Nora Goldschmidt...

Anichini family were Italian Renaissance sculptors, leading carvers of engraved gems for seals and medals in Renaissance Italy. Francesco Anichini (fl. 1449–1526)...

art of about 30 BC, where it was an alternative to the more luxurious engraved gem vessels in cameo style that used naturally layered semi-precious gemstones...

the same way, and both matrix and impression are in relief. However engraved gems were often carved in relief, called cameo in this context, giving a...

Romanesque art, and the engraved crucifixion on the reverse looks forward to the later period. The cross takes its name from the large engraved greenish rock crystal...