Richter, Gisela Marie Augusta, 1882-1972, Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) · New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art · leaf 231
ROMAN IMPERIAL PERIOD I93 the technique became better known, it was imitated in the western part of the Roman Empire; but these later speci- mens are as inferior to the earher ones as is the provincial terra sigillata ware (see p. 198) to the beautiful Arretine vases. Engraved gems enjoyed a great… … could be obtained with- out difficulty from all parts of the Empire — should appeal to the cul- tured classes of Romans. The subjects represented on these gems cover a wide range. Our collec- casts from arretine moulds tion, which is fairly rep- resentative, will give a good idea of the chief types…
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