Documenting the Visual Arts Home About the Photographer Photographic Services Image usage Scheduling a session Contact Indexed Historical Archive Photographic Portfolio Coins Cosmetic containers Gems Cameos Diamonds Intaglios Jewelry Earrings Pendants Rings Watches Miniature sculpture Stamps Copyright © 2011 Genevra Kornbluth. Please see my policies on image usage. Last updated October 21, 2024

Historical Archive: Aquamarine and Chalcedony including Prase and Chrysoprase (green chalcedony) While the term chalcedony is used scientifically for both agate and sard, it is normally reserved for the pale blue variety. chalcedony chess pieces, undated Byzantine or Islamic: Ambo of Henry II, Aachen cathedral. The ambo and cathedral have their own pages with more undated gemstone material. hybrid figure, chalcedony intaglio, Late Archaic Greek c.500 BCE, Fitz. CG 518. This work has its own page. Egyptian gods, unfinished chalcedony quader, Hellenistic, prob. 2nd c. BCE, AS 2009,6. This object has its own page. prase triton intaglio, 2nd half of 1st c. BCE, HNM K.16.1871.7, which has its own page 2 cattle, green plasma intaglio (chalcedony), late 1st c. BCE-mid 1st c. CE, MStA. For other views see MStA. chyrsoprase: 1st c. intaglios in mid-19th c. gold ring, p.c., which has its own page palm leaf, donkey chalcedony seal, Iran? c.1st c., in modern ring, p.c., which has its own page chalcedony Augustus cameo 1st c., on composite Luigi Valadier 1785, Louvre MR 46, which has its own page magical inscription, 1st-2nd c. CE (reverse of hybrid figure), Fitz. CG 518. This work has its own page. chalcedony eagle head: undated Roman cameos on composite by Luigi Valadier 1785, Louvre MR 46, which has its own page chalcedony phalera: undated Roman cameos on composite by Luigi Valadier 1785, Louvre MR 46, which has its own page Lion-headed snake (Chnoubis), chalcedony, 1st-6th c. CE, BM G173 Flavia Julia Titi (d. 91 CE), aquamarine intaglio signed Euodos (engraved side), with sapphires and pearls in gold top jewel of "Escrain de Charlemagne", 9th c. (3rd quarter?), CdM Chab. 2089 Flavia Julia Titi (d. 91 CE), aquamarine intaglio signed Euodos (unengraved side), with sapphires and pearls in gold top jewel of "Escrain de Charlemagne", 9th c. (3rd quarter?), CdM Chab. 2089. Not available in higher resolution. Empress, 2nd c., poss. Matidia (Augusta 112-19) or Sabina (Augusta fr. 119), aquamarine, Florence MA 14547 Commodus (161-92), Roman aquamarine profile laureate intaglio, CdM Chab. 2098 portrait seal with fish, chalcedony, 3rd c., BN Chab. 1334 portrait seal with fish, chalcedony, 3rd c., BN Chab. 1334 silver/chalcedony ring with AVEMARIA, from grave prob. 1302, OHM C4547a, which has its own page