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The subject of this study is a collection of over one hundred
intaglios, cameos, seals and rings acquired by Tom and Danielle
White during a diplomatic posting in Burma (Myanmar) between 1985
and 1989. (Another private collection of intaglios, seals, sealings
and other objects from Burma is described briefly in the Appendix.)
Twenty rings from Java, also from the White collection, have been
added at the end of the catalogue. Until now the few engraved gems
from Burma which have been published are scattered through
periodicals or only briefly mentioned in larger works. The
opportunity has been taken in the present catalogue to compare,
where possible, this collection from Burma with intaglios,
sealings, coins and other objects from India, Sri Lanka, Southeast
Asia and elsewhere which may help to set this collection in its
regional context. In Part B of the introduction brief descriptions
are given of the main Pyu sites in Burma; and of the other
'Indianised' sites in Arakan and elsewhere in Southeast Asia, where
engraved gems have been found.
An illustrated catalogue of 59 engraved gems from the Wright
Collection, most of which are from Turkey and Yugoslavia. The
collection includes Phoenician and Etruscan scarabs and ringstones
and cameos dating from the Hellenistic, Roman, Sasanian, Late
Antique, Renaissance and Modern periods. The largest group is Roman
and includes gems engraved with deities, Bacchic themes, heroes,
symbols, portraits and animals.
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