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JEWELRY OF THE ANCIENTS.
Of the most ancient goldsmith's-work on record, that masterÂpiece of the Olympian jeweller, the" necklace wedding-gift of Venus to Harmonie,, the mystic Nonnus has left penned the following elaborate description (Dionys. v. 173) :—
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