Ancient Jewelry

Eight pieces of Assyrian, Babylonian and Egyptian jewellery drawn from the originals in the British Museum — and examined, for once, as workmanship rather than as archaeology.

The Mounted Earring and the Jointed Bracelet

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The Mounted Earring and the Jointed Bracelet

The consideration of the earring, No. 7, and the bracelet, No. 8, has been reserved to the last, because they present features of a…

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