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Historical Archive: Aquamarine and Chalcedony

including Prase and Chrysoprase (green chalcedony)
While the term chalcedony is used scientifically for both agate and sard, it is normally reserved for the pale blue variety.


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chalcedony chess pieces, undated Byzantine or Islamic: Ambo of Henry II, Aachen cathedral. The ambo and cathedral have their own pages with more undated gemstone material.
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hybrid figure, chalcedony intaglio, Late Archaic Greek c.500 BCE, Fitz. CG 518. This work has its own page.
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Egyptian gods, unfinished chalcedony quader, Hellenistic, prob. 2nd c. BCE, AS 2009,6. This object has its own page.
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prase triton intaglio, 2nd half of 1st c. BCE, HNM K.16.1871.7, which has its own page
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2 cattle, green plasma intaglio (chalcedony), late 1st c. BCE-mid 1st c. CE, MStA. For other views see MStA.
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chyrsoprase: 1st c. intaglios in mid-19th c. gold ring, p.c., which has its own page
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palm leaf, donkey chalcedony seal, Iran? c.1st c., in modern ring, p.c., which has its own page
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chalcedony Augustus cameo 1st c., on composite Luigi Valadier 1785, Louvre MR 46, which has its own page
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magical inscription, 1st-2nd c. CE (reverse of hybrid figure), Fitz. CG 518. This work has its own page.
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chalcedony eagle head: undated Roman cameos on composite by Luigi Valadier 1785, Louvre MR 46, which has its own page
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chalcedony phalera: undated Roman cameos on composite by Luigi Valadier 1785, Louvre MR 46, which has its own page
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Lion-headed snake (Chnoubis), chalcedony, 1st-6th c. CE, BM G173
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Flavia Julia Titi (d. 91 CE), aquamarine intaglio signed Euodos (engraved side), with sapphires and pearls in gold top jewel of "Escrain de Charlemagne", 9th c. (3rd quarter?), CdM Chab. 2089
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Flavia Julia Titi (d. 91 CE), aquamarine intaglio signed Euodos (unengraved side), with sapphires and pearls in gold top jewel of "Escrain de Charlemagne", 9th c. (3rd quarter?), CdM Chab. 2089. Not available in higher resolution.
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Empress, 2nd c., poss. Matidia (Augusta 112-19) or Sabina (Augusta fr. 119), aquamarine, Florence MA 14547
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Commodus (161-92), Roman aquamarine profile laureate intaglio, CdM Chab. 2098
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portrait seal with fish, chalcedony, 3rd c., BN Chab. 1334
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portrait seal with fish, chalcedony, 3rd c., BN Chab. 1334
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silver/chalcedony ring with AVEMARIA, from grave prob. 1302, OHM C4547a, which has its own page