LEGEND TO THE ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE PRINT BELOW
Print Specifics:
  • Type of print: Lithograph - Original French antique print.
  • Year of printing: not indicated in the print - actual 1888
  • Publisher: Albert Racinet, Imp. Firmin Didot
  • Condition: 1 (1. Excellent - 2. Very good - 3. Good - 4. Fair).
  • Dimensions: 7 x 8.5 inches (18 x 21 cm) including blank margins around the image.
  • Paper weight: 2 (1. Thick - 2. Heavier - 3. Medium heavy - 4. Slightly heavier - 5. Thin)
  • Reverse side: Blank
  • Notes:  (1) Green color around the print in the photo is a contrasting background on which the print was photographed. (2) The print detail is sharper than the photo of the print. (3) The uneven tone of the photo was caused by the light coming from one side when photographing the print.
Legend:

Figure 6: Etruscan funeral crown made of gold; Figures 9,10,11,16,20,21,25,26,34: Necklaces - they were composed of simple golden threads. A special type of necklace was the Roman torques, which was a solid ringlet, plain or engraved; Figures 27,33,38,40,43,46,47,48,49,50,51,54: Ear rings - they were either natural or man-made objects. They were plain of embellished with precious metals like topaz. Many had e mythological scene engraved on them, for example fig. 27 depicts the achievements of Ganymede, no. 38 was a type popular with Pompeiian women; Figures 8,32,37,42,44,53, 59, 60, 67: Rings - Greek rings were often embellished with engravings of nude figures, on the other hand, the figures on Roman jewelry are almost always dressed; Figures 35,39,57,64,65,68,71,76: Bracelets - the bracelets of the Greek and Roman antiquity are usually of a simple design made of gold, silver or bronze; Figures 3, 4, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 23, 24, 28, 29, 31: Buckles - they were used as an ornamental piece or as a fastener. Although they were of small size, they played an important role in the women's toilette; Figures 5,12,19,22,63,69,72,74: Hairpins; Figures 1,2,58,62,66,73: Belt buckles and fasteners; Figures 7,30,55,56,61,70,75,77: Individual pieces of jewelry - among the individual pieces, fig. 75 represents a tortoise, 3 inches long, the tortoise was devoted to Hermes and is a frequent motif found in Greek temples.


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