Essays and studies presented to William Ridgeway : on his sixtieth birthday, 6 August, 1913 (1913)
Ridgeway, William, Sir, 1853-1926, Quiggin, Edmund Crosby, 1875-1920 · Cambridge, [England] : University Press · leaf 307
the skin. Similar curvesare seen on the fore legs, and the two front paws arepierced vertically, as if for rivets to hold the animalon a plinth. As a whole the creature is more remarkablefor the forceful character of the design than for delicacyof finish. As the Indian vendor aptly said, If one… … A BACTRIAN WINGED LIONHeight 94 inches. To face p. 262 A BACTRIAN WINGED LION 263 The materials at my command do not provide a sureanswer, nor can any of my experienced friends give meany useful clue. Its affinities are very clear—we havehere to deal with one of the varieties of the wingedmonster…
