Handbook to the Antiquities in the British Museum: Being a Description of the Remains of Greek, Assyrian, Egyptian, and Etruscan Art Preserved ThereMurray, 1851 - 472 Seiten |
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... portion of these statues now remains . These figures were remarkable for the richness of decoration with which all the details of the costume , throne , pedestal , & c . , were elaborated , while at the same time the grandeur of the ...
... portion of these statues now remains . These figures were remarkable for the richness of decoration with which all the details of the costume , throne , pedestal , & c . , were elaborated , while at the same time the grandeur of the ...
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... portion of the Frieze was obtained subsequently by Mr. Stanhope , and presented by him to the Museum , and two other fragments by Chev . Bröndsted . Two subjects are represented upon these sculptures - one the Battle between the ...
... portion of the Frieze was obtained subsequently by Mr. Stanhope , and presented by him to the Museum , and two other fragments by Chev . Bröndsted . Two subjects are represented upon these sculptures - one the Battle between the ...
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... portion of which has been considerably mutilated , represents an even contest between a Greek and an Amazon , and a wounded or dying Amazon supported by one of her fellow - combatants . The Twenty - first represents two Greeks and two ...
... portion of which has been considerably mutilated , represents an even contest between a Greek and an Amazon , and a wounded or dying Amazon supported by one of her fellow - combatants . The Twenty - first represents two Greeks and two ...
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... portions of the Metopes from the portico of the Pronaos , which was originally enriched with Triglyphs . The sub- jects they ... portion of a Doric capital , be- longing to the exterior peristyle . The following details observable in the ...
... portions of the Metopes from the portico of the Pronaos , which was originally enriched with Triglyphs . The sub- jects they ... portion of a Doric capital , be- longing to the exterior peristyle . The following details observable in the ...
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... portion cut out at the top . The weapons of the Greeks appear to have been swords ; and in the instance of the figure which has been called Theseus , the club , with the lion's skin as a shield . They are sometimes represented with ...
... portion cut out at the top . The weapons of the Greeks appear to have been swords ; and in the instance of the figure which has been called Theseus , the club , with the lion's skin as a shield . They are sometimes represented with ...
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Acropolis altar Amazon ancient animals Apollo appears arranged artists Athenian Athens bas-relief bearing belonged body bronze bust called Carrey's drawing casts Centaur character chariot collection colour columns combat containing decorated Deities described Dionysus Divinities drapery Egyptian Elgin Room Engr executed Fcap feet female figure flourish fragment frieze front Gavin Hamilton Goddess Greek ground hair head helmet Heracles Hieroglyphics holding horses Hygieia Ibid inscribed inscription King Lapith left hand lion Lycian male figure Metopes monument mummy Museum Marbles originally ornament Osiris painted Parthenon pediment period Persian PHEIDIAS placed portion Post 8vo Praxiteles preserved probably Rameses Rameses II relief remains remarkable repre representation represented resemblance right hand Roman sarcophagus satyr scene sculptures seated Second Edition sepulchral shield Sicyon side Sir Charles Fellows slab specimens standing statuary statue stele style tablet Temple Theseus tomb vases Victory Vols walls warrior Woodcuts workmanship Xanthus Zeus
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