CONTENTS.

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[ENGRAVED GEMS]11
[EGYPT]16
[PERSIA AND BABYLON]22
[THE ETRUSCANS—ETRURIA]36
[PHŒNICIA]43
[GREECE]48
[ROMAN]55
[ABRAXAS]58
[EARLY CHRISTIANS]65
[BYZANTINE]68
[MEDIÆVAL]76
[RENAISSANCE]80
[SUCCEEDING DECLINES AND REVIVALS]86
[SOME TYPES OF REMARKABLE GEMS]89
[RELIGION ON STONES]98
[HISTORIC CAMEOS]104
[ANIMALS AND BIRDS]112
[ANTIQUE PASTES]116
[MYTHOLOGICAL]121
[CHINESE, BURMESE, AND SIAMESE]123
[AZTEC OR MEXICAN]127
[RETROSPECTIVE]129