Poulsen, Frederik, 1876-, Richards, G. C. (George Chatterton), 1867-1951 · London : Gyldendal · leaf 123
ocks were often of lead, as, e.g., inthe Aeginetan sculptures. This childish combination ofmetal and stone in Greek marble sculpture went rightdown into the fifth century B.C. This Kore also bears a polos, bounded above and belowby a torus, and with a relief field enclosed by vertical fillets :in… … THE TREASURY OF THE SIPHNIANS 109 in front Hermes accompanied by three nymphs. A veryquiet scene, when compared with the Dionysiac reliefs onthe poloi of the other Korai. These two Korai are probably older by some years thanthose of the Siphnian Treasury. When HomoUe hadrenamed the Siphnian as the…
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