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# Περι των δωδεκα λιθων (Περὶ τῶν δώδεκα λίθων)

On the Twelve Stones — Indian gems

Lapidary on the stones of the high priest's breastplate, naming India as the source of several of the gems; survives in Greek epitomes and Latin, Georgian and Armenian versions.

- **Language:** Ancient Greek
- **Date:** 392–394 CE
- **Author:** [Ἐπιφάνιος](https://indike.org/pramana/person/epiphanius)
- **Text:** not yet digitised (catalogue entry)

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inf.gr.late.epiphanius.de-gemmis](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.gr.late.epiphanius.de-gemmis) · Pramāṇa
