Evolution in art : as illustrated by the life-histories of designs (1902)
Haddon, Alfred C. (Alfred Cort), 1855-1940 · London : W. Scott ; New York : C. Scribner's · leaf 306
it first appears onpottery with painted geometrical ornamentation (Fig. 130,f), that is in the second period of Greek ceramics. Laterit is found on the vases, with decorations taken from livingobjects (Fig. g) which appear to coincide with the develop-ment of Phoenician influences on the shores of… … EVOLUTION IN ART. 283 From Corinth, where it figures amongst the most ancientmint marks, it passed to Syracuse under Timoleon, to beafterwards spread abroad on the coins of Sicily and ofMagna Graecia. In Northern Italy it was known even before the advent of the Etruscans, for it has been met with…
Decoration and ornament · Art, Primitive
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