Dalton, O. M. (Ormonde Maddock), 1866-1945 · Oxford, At the Clarendon Press · leaf 714
glater. Not far from the beginning of our era, the vine coming fromHither Asia established itself in Roman art, though its principal develop-ment was in Syria and Egypt.. But after a time a new contaminationarose; the palmette annexed the vine. The vine, in short, was palmettized;and out of the… … Fig. 438. a. Nielloed ornament in the centre of a silver dish of the sixth century found at Kyrenia. (Nicosia Museum, Cyprus.) 6. Small silver dish of the sixth century with monogram and ornament in niello. modified form survived to a late date side by side with the hybrids; but,contrary to the…
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