he famousgroup over the gate of the lions, at Mycenae,which is doubly interesting, from the fact ofits being the earliest specimen of Greek artwith which we are acquainted. It has been supposed by some that thefigures represented in the above engraving arenot those of lionsbut of wolves ; but we… … THE GATE OF LIONS. But, however, this may be, to quote thewords of a learned writer on the subject:— They are now to be seen placed, one ateach side of a cone-shaped column, the apexof which is gone—the whole sculptured on ablock of dove-coloured limestone. This blocksurmounts the architrave of the…
Design · Decoration and ornament · Art
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