Engraving During the Second Century.
With the general decline of art at the end of the First century of the Christian era gem engraving fell into disuse. When the Renaissance came it revived and was applied by the rich to the embellishment of their costumes znd military equipment, as well as to the adornment of vases, drinking cups and table ornaments. The great number of precious stones required for such purposes exhausted the supply and the conch shell was brought into requisi' tion for the purpose.—Jeweler's Weekly.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 102, 30 April 1892, Page 3 (Supplement)
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87Engraving During the Second Century. Auckland Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 102, 30 April 1892, Page 3 (Supplement)
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