Dalton, O. M. (Ormonde Maddock), 1866-1945 · Oxford, At the Clarendon Press · leaf 713
mploythem. They may indeed be so modified that at first sight they are hardto recognize; they may suffer a process analogous to that which incomparative mythology is known as contamination,1 but, in spite of allchanges, they persist, and a patient investigation will discover their truedescent. The… … Fig. 437. Nielloed ornament in the centre of a silver dish of the sixth century fromKyrenia. (Nicosia Museum, Cyprus.) a popularity which has lasted with a few breaks from antiquity to thepresent day. A decided geographical barrier, or the rise of a strongindigenous artistic movement, may indeed…
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