| Show portraiture on jewels jewel probably the best bit of portraiture done on any jewel Is that 0 of the head of the ancient king 0 of pontus this deep v violet folet image was discovered many years ago in india the largest sculptured or carved work with an amethyst as the medium bedlam consists of the bust of trojan trajan the roman emperor this adornment formerly in the possession of the Prod Pries court mysteriously disappeared when napoleon occupied the city of berlin historians allege that some of his generals had taking ways the work of art has been lost to the world since the time of this invasion by the little corporal |
