Handbook of archaeology, Egyptian - Greek - Etruscan - Roman . er date than theage of Claudius. One in the possession of Mr. M. Taylor bears anexquisite engraving of Ceres, evidently of Greek signet-rings were usually employed for sealing the legal actsof public, and much of the business of private life. They were alsoused to seal up such parts of the house as contained stores orvaluable things, in order to secure them from thieves. Wine jarswere usually sealed with them. Sometimes, but very rarely, thering was adorned with two gems. The Emperor Valerian mentionsone of these
Handbook of archaeology, Egyptian - Greek - Etruscan - Roman . er date than theage of Claudius. One in the possession of Mr. M. Taylor bears anexquisite engraving of Ceres, evidently of Greek signet-rings were usually employed for sealing the legal actsof public, and much of the business of private life. They were alsoused to seal up such parts of the house as contained stores orvaluable things, in order to secure them from thieves. Wine jarswere usually sealed with them. Sometimes, but very rarely, thering was adorned with two gems. The Emperor Valerian mentionsone of these under the name of annulus bigemmeus. The wood-cut presents a specimen of this kind of ring, the larger gem repre-senting a figure of Mars; the smaller, a dove on a myrtle it are placed two examples of the emblematic devices andinscriptions adopted for rings when used as memorial gifts. The x 306 HANDBOOK OF ARCHEOLOGY. first is inscribed, You have a love pledge ; the second, Proteus[to] Ugia, between conjoined hands—a type of concord. To some.
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