ANCIENT GLYPTICS FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE MUSEUM OF THE HISTORIСAL TREASURES OF UKRAINE (BRANCH OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF UKRAINIAN HISTORY)

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  • Євгенія Величко National Museum of Ukrainian History

Abstract

The peculiarity of the collection of glyptics of the Museum of Historical Treasures of Ukraine, despite a small number of gems (41 units), is its versatility. The collection contains images of ancient gods, amulets, portrait intaglios and kameos. There are the products of local, Bosporic, stone cutting center and imported Italian products. The collection covers the period from the 5th century BC till the 3rd century AD. So, all the major tendencies of glyptic art of the antiquity are reflected in the relatively small collection.
Keywords: gems, ringstone, glyptic, intaglio, stone cutting, National Museum of Ukrainian History

Author Biography

Євгенія Величко, National Museum of Ukrainian History

Senior Research Fellow, Sector ‘Collection of Jewellery’, Departmnent of Funds, Museum of Historical Treasures of Ukraine, Branch of the National Museum of Ukrainian History

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2018-12-02

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Величко, Є. (2018). ANCIENT GLYPTICS FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE MUSEUM OF THE HISTORIСAL TREASURES OF UKRAINE (BRANCH OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF UKRAINIAN HISTORY). Scientific Bulletin of the National Museum of Ukrainian History, (3), 78-85. Retrieved from https://visnyk.nmiu.org/index.php/nv/article/view/196

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No. 3 (2018): Scientific Bulletin of the National museum of the History of Ukraine

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