Marbles and bronzes; fifty plates from selected subjects in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities (1914)
British Museum. Dept. of Greek and Roman Antiquities, Smith, A. H. (Arthur Hamilton), 1860-1941 · London : Printed by order of the Trustees · leaf 11
are restorations. Graeco-Eoman sculpture, 1st century a.d. Formerly in the Villa Montalto and the Towneley Collection.Ccot. of Sculpture, No. 1769. 49. 50. A Mourning Woman, closely draped in a large mantle, and finelycomposed. The type is of the 4th century b.c. The date ofthe statue is uncertain.… … Fig. 6.—The Portland Vase (Plate 50). The Portland Vase. A glass vase, in layers of dark blue andopaque white, the white layer being carved in relief, in themanner of a cameo. The subjects are doubtful, but appear tobe scenes from the story of Peleus and Thetis. On the sideshown in the plate Peleus…
Sculpture, Greek · Bronzes
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