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Glyptik the word "“Glyptik"” is derived from the old-Greek "“glyphein"”. This meant as much as "“scoop out, out-carve"” and/or "“into the stone entrench"” and designates in the broadest sense the stone cut art. The antique Glyptik is arranged into epochs and style characteristics as follows:

  • Greek-geometrical Glyptik,
  • Kypri Glyptik,
  • "“Island stones"”, griech. Gemmen 7. /6. Jh. Vth Chr.,
  • and Greek 6. Jh. Vth Chr.,
  • Greek arachaische Glyptik 6. and early 5. Jh. Vth Chr.,
  • Greek-classical Glyptik 5. /4. Jh. Vth Chr.,
  • Graeco Persian Gemmen,
  • Hellenisti Gemmen,
  • Etruski
  • Italian and Roman-republican Gemmen,
  • Gemmen of the Roman Kaiser era,
  • Gnosti Gemmen,
  • Sassanidi seals,
  • Christian Gemmen of late ancient times and the Middle Ages and modern Gemmen.

One calls a collection Glyptothek

In the history of art one speaks engraved stones of "“Gemmen"” = as generic term. All the same whether raised or deepened engraves. In the jewel trade however divided into the term: "“Gemme"” = deepens and = raised cut. One speaks of engraved or cut stones.


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