A.the Sardian stone, Pl.Phd.110d, Thphr.Lap.8,23, J. BJ5.5.7, Apoc.4.3, al., PHolm.3.36; as a seal, IG22.1408.9 (iv B.C.), Inscr.Délos 442 B3 (ii B.C.); σάρδια, of female ornaments, Ar.Fr.320.13, cf. Men.373.—This stone was of two kinds, the transparent-red or female being our carnelian, the transparent-brown or male our sardine, Thphr.Lap.30:—later λίθος
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