The Archaeological journal . ;further by the acquisition of that portion of a friendscollection of engraved gems; and also by good fur-tune in the chace, I have been enabled to acquirethe interesting addition to my Dactyliotheca Christiana,which I now propose to describe in detail. Thirteengems, engraved with Christian subjects, some of whichare unique, will be included in the category. For convenience of reference it will, perhaps, be betterto commence the numeration of my list in sequence ofthat published in vol. xxviii. of the Journal, and whichended with No. 33. Some of the illustrative wo
The Archaeological journal . ;further by the acquisition of that portion of a friendscollection of engraved gems; and also by good fur-tune in the chace, I have been enabled to acquirethe interesting addition to my Dactyliotheca Christiana,which I now propose to describe in detail. Thirteengems, engraved with Christian subjects, some of whichare unique, will be included in the category. For convenience of reference it will, perhaps, be betterto commence the numeration of my list in sequence ofthat published in vol. xxviii. of the Journal, and whichended with No. 33. Some of the illustrative woodcuts were executed atRome, others in England by Mr. Utting ; they haveoccasionally been taken from the originals, but several arefrom impressions of the intaglio, reversing the represen-tations of the subject. These woodcuts are, with oneexception, of the size of the originals. 1 The ring described in this notice has, passed into my own collection,through the kindness of Mr, Baxter, since 352 EARLY CHRISTIAN FINGER Christian Finger Rings. 34. A bronze ring with simple hoop; on the flatcircular bezel is incised the sacred monogram $? rever-sed, within a border line. Fourth or early fifth the Dressel collection. Of similar character to thosenumbered 10, 18 and 19 of my former list, and others inthe Vatican and Castellani collections, &c. 35. Bronze ring with circular bezel, the hoop lobed inleaf shape on the shoulders ; rudely made. Thebezel bears incised a palm branch between twofish. It also is probably of the later fourth orearly fifth century, and from the Dressel collec- The woodcut is taken from the impression upon Bronze ring, the hoop beaded (one half is wanting).On the plain circular bezel is the rudely in-cised figure of a sheep or lamb, standing upona ship and with head turned the Dressel collection, Home. Of thefourth or early fifth ring ; the hoop, plano-convex, thickeningto a slight protuberance at the shoulders,w
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