Bible Dictionary: Precious Stones: Art of Engraving Upon, Early Known to the Jews

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Torrey's Topical Textbook

Exodus 28:9,11,21
And you shall take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel:
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Palestine under Pagan Kings.
... Abraham, Egypt was the home of art, and a ... that of the dragon, in the engraving; which
the ... very rich and expensive, ornamented with precious stones and plumes ...
/.../headley/half hours in bible lands volume 2/palestine under pagan kings.htm

Imperial Tombs.
... A precious engraving by Bonanni, No. ... of the enormous downfall of Roman art and
civilization ... bottles, cut in rock crystal, agate, and other precious stones. ...
/.../lanciani/pagan and christian rome/chapter iv imperial tombs.htm

Egypt
... inlaid with gold and bronze and precious stones, statues almost ... The stones of the
temple of his god were ... the cities and temples restored, and art underwent an ...
/.../sayce/early israel and the surrounding nations/chapter v egypt.htm

Christian Churches.
... from laziness, they left the beautiful work of art at the ... in glass and enamel, and
engravers of precious stones, all began ... (From a rare engraving by Benedetto ...
/.../lanciani/pagan and christian rome/chapter iii christian churches.htm

The First Theban Empire
... him: "Hearken unto my words!"Thou art king over ... rocks of Semneh and Kummeh, engraving
side by ... great value, such as ivory, precious stones, and particularly ...
/.../chapter iiithe first theban empire.htm

The Transformation of Rome from a Pagan into a Christian City.
... by private contributions and gifts of works of art. ... images of saints, ornamented
with 1,928 precious objects, and ... one or more round black stones, weighing from ...
/.../lanciani/pagan and christian rome/chapter i the transformation of.htm

The Medes and the Second Chaldaean Empire
... The list of precious stones which Pliny ... of pyrites it contained rendered it unsuitable
for engraving. ... represented on the monuments of Greek art two centuries ...
/.../chapter iiithe medes and the.htm

Ancient Chaldaea
... stones of its fruit for charcoal; these same stones, broken and ... thee, arrange thy
garment; he is coming upon thee, receive him with every art of woman ...
/.../chapter iancient chaldaea.htm

The Iranian Conquest
... him with his hands full of stones"stones as large ... and was subsequently fed with precious
woods, preferably ... in the other domains of industrial art"-in the ...
/.../chapter ithe iranian conquest.htm

The Last Days of the Old Eastern World
... helped to establish the new king upon his throne ... which characterises the Achaemenian
period of Iranian art. ... Drawn by Boudier, from the engraving of Flandin and ...
/.../chapter iithe last days of 2.htm

Subtopics

Lapidary: One Who Cuts Precious Stones

Precious

Precious Stones

Precious Stones of Great Variety

Precious Stones of Many Colours

Precious Stones used for Adorning the Breastplate of Judgment

Precious Stones used for Adorning the High Priest's Ephod

Precious Stones used for Adorning the Temple

Precious Stones used for Decorating the Person

Precious Stones used for Honoring Idols

Precious Stones used for Ornamenting Royal Crowns