SOME HELLENISTIC AND ROMAN ENGRAVED GEMSTONES FROM NICOMEDIA AND BITHYNIA (NORTH-WESTERN MARMARA) Cover Image

SOME HELLENISTIC AND ROMAN ENGRAVED GEMSTONES FROM NICOMEDIA AND BITHYNIA (NORTH-WESTERN MARMARA)
SOME HELLENISTIC AND ROMAN ENGRAVED GEMSTONES FROM NICOMEDIA AND BITHYNIA (NORTH-WESTERN MARMARA)

Author(s): Ergün Lafli, Martin Henig
Subject(s): History, Archaeology
Published by: Muzeul National al Unirii Alba Iulia
Keywords: engraved gems; Nicomedia; Bithynia; Asia Minor; Turkey; Hellenistic period; Roman period;

Summary/Abstract: In this brief paper eight Hellenistic and Roman engraved gemstones are presented, all of which are curated in the local museums of Kocaeli and Bolu in north-western Marmara. They are significant, as very few gemstones are published from the region. At the end of the article six gold rings with plain gems or glass settings and in one case with the gem missing comprise an appendix.

  • Issue Year: 60/2023
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 387-403
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Turkish, English
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