Download or read book Classical Engraved Gems from Turkey and Elsewhere written by Sheila E. Hoey Middleton and published by BAR International Series. This book was released on 2001 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated catalogue of 59 engraved gems from the Wright Collection, most of which are from Turkey and Yugoslavia. The collection includes Phoenician and Etruscan scarabs and ringstones and cameos dating from the Hellenistic, Roman, Sasanian, Late Antique, Renaissance and Modern periods. The largest group is Roman and includes gems engraved with deities, Bacchic themes, heroes, symbols, portraits and animals.