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Ancient rings : an illustrated collector's guide / T. N. Pollio.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pollio, T. N., 1953- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (181 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]
- Summary:
- "Ancient finger rings made of base metals and low-grade silver alloys are increasingly being unearthed and sold through a growing assortment of marketplaces worldwide. This guide describes their composition, structure and imagery, providing merchants, collectors and researchers with a comprehensive reference on these ancient artifacts that, until now, have gone unexamined"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The basics
- Important issues
- Historical periods and styles
- Universal symbols
- Ring types by period
- Cleaning and conservation.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4766-3268-5
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