Resumen del libro
This Fifth volume of the Glyptós series, specialized in the study of ancient glyptic, offers five scientific studies under the general motto of Astrology and Magic and their forms of graphic expression in Greco-Roman gems. Includes the following chapters: - Two Roman engraved gemstones with Anatolian iconography (A note) (Martin Henig - Ergün Lafli) - The superstar Sothis-Sirius (Sabino Perea Yébenes) - Il segno del potere. La propaganda augustea e l’immagine del Capricorno in due gemme del Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Cagliari (Ciro Parodo) - Grylloi (once again). Notes on some unpublished intaglios in the Museo Archeologico al Teatro Romano of Verona - Étude quantitative de la production de gemmes magiques : quelques observations (Laura Sageaux).