Art and Archaeology Volume II July-December 1915 (1915)
The Archaeological Institute of America · leaf 7
found. From the Ptolemaicperiod comes the zodiacal circle of Den-derah, which depicts the Egyptian con-ception of the universe. The deitiesraising both hands hold up the circle ofthe heavens in which the various constel-lations are represented. The designs ofthe cupola of Santa Costanza at Romeshow… … FIG. I. FACADE OF THE SO-CALLED CNIDIAN TREASURY AT DELPHI. out as if by the meridians of a globe, early centuries of our era. This is a The figures are draped anil posed like draped winged figure with both hands statuary, but floral decorations replace raised to hold a wreath in which is gen- the…
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