page 171.) The Greeks originally made use of unhewnstones to represent their divinities. The firstimprovement was to cut these stones into squareblocks. In the course of time, the squareblock was surmounted by the head of thedeity it represented. It is probable that thefirst statues of this… … Modelling seems at an early period to haveengaged the attention of the artificers; claywas used, it was baked when moulded into theform required, and acquired the hardness ofstone ; baked clay was also used as a mould toreceive softer substances which required shapeand form, and hence the immense…
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