Poulsen, Frederik, 1876-, Richards, G. C. (George Chatterton), 1867-1951 · London : Gyldendal · leaf 218
tripodstood on the bron2;e snake. Secondly, in the other recon-struction, the snake in the middle is so well hidden thatwe cannot understand how anybody could think of puttingan inscription on it. But this uncertainty makes one preferto omit a formal reconstruction. With respect to the site on… … Fig. 96.—Part of the head of a snake from the Delphian pillar. the great altar, and just before the Sacred Way winds intothe eastern area in front of the temple (plan, fig. 7). Thetop layer with the inscription was probably broken whenConstantine carried away the bronze remains of the famousvotive…
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