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A glass Gem Depicting a Dying Niobid From the National Museum in Warsaw

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Kuźmiński M.
Światowit
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2020
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vol. 59
169-175
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The National Museum in Warsaw holds a diverse collection of glass gems, both ancient and modern. One of these, a specimen depicting a dying Niobid supported by his sister, belongs to a wider group of objects scattered throughout various European museums. Such gems were mainly produced during the 1st century BC and their decoration is derived from a fragment of a relief carved by Pheidias on the statue of Zeus in Olympia which portrays the massacre of the Niobids. The fact that these gems were made of glass indicates that objects with such decorations were appreciated and popular. The myth of Niobe, in both Greek and Roman art, served multiple purposes highlighted by the choice of the story’s motives most often used in decorations. However, the reason for the use of this particular fragment of Pheidias’s relief to decorate gems as well as their popularity require additional explanation.
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New Finds of Roman Rings from a Rich Grave in Cemetery III, Rusovce‑Gerulata

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Schmidtová J., Daňová M., Šefčáková A.
Studia Hercynia
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2016
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vol. 20
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issue 1
83-99
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In 2014 a unique burial was unearthed in Gerulata cemetery III, containing an unusual number of rings. The buried woman aged 40–49 had two rings on each hand, one of which was a signet ring with a gem depicting the Egyptian deities Serapis and Isis. Another unusual item was a bracelet composed of seven disks with side openings for a string. Two glazed vessels have enlarged the number of known vessels of this type from this site to 13 pieces.
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Analytical Report on a Selection of Finger-Rings from Late Iron Age Context in Bohemia

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Kozáková R.
Studia Hercynia
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2016
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vol. 20
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issue 1
68-82
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The paper presents results of technological analyses executed on selected finger‑rings prevalently from the Stradonice oppidum. Analysed were the elementary composition of the metal parts of the finger rings; the technology employed for the manufacturing of the metal parts and for the setting of the gems in the bezels; as well as the material of the inlays.
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