. An illustrated dictionary of words used in art and archaeology. Explaining terms frequently used in works on architecture, arms, bronzes, Christian art, colour, costume, decoration, devices, emblems, heraldry, lace, personal ornaments, pottery, painting, sculpture, &c., with their derivations . Fig. 362. Egyptian Diatlcm of gold and lapis lazuli of theancient Empire, found in the tomb of Queen Aah-Hotep. Fig. 363. Greek Ear-ring of gold, and part of a necklace.{See also Fig. 276.) recovered from the tombs of both Hebrews, taught by the Egyptians, madetheir ark, mercy-seat, alia
. An illustrated dictionary of words used in art and archaeology. Explaining terms frequently used in works on architecture, arms, bronzes, Christian art, colour, costume, decoration, devices, emblems, heraldry, lace, personal ornaments, pottery, painting, sculpture, &c., with their derivations . Fig. 362. Egyptian Diatlcm of gold and lapis lazuli of theancient Empire, found in the tomb of Queen Aah-Hotep. Fig. 363. Greek Ear-ring of gold, and part of a necklace.{See also Fig. 276.) recovered from the tombs of both Hebrews, taught by the Egyptians, madetheir ark, mercy-seat, aliar of incense, seven-branched candlestick, and othergolden ornaments,even in the desert of Sinai. The seven-branchedcandlestick is represented in sculpture on thearch of Titus at Rome. At Babylon andNineveh gold is said to have been lavishlyapplied in gilding sculpture, and even walls ;but it is suggested that an alloy of copper, theaimchalaim of the Greeks, was the metal inreality used for this purpose. The heroes ofthe Greek epic had golden shields andhelmets ; breastplates and other largepieces of golden armour are among therecent discoveries at Mycena;; at Kourioumin the island of Cyprus also great stores ofgolden ornaments of a very early age havebeen discovered. In ScYTlllAN tombs in
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