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Smith, T. Roger (Thomas Roger), 1830-1903, Redford, George, d. 1895 · Meadville, Penna. : Flood and Vincent : Chautauqua-Century Press · leaf 140

An illustration from Greek architecture, 1892, leaf 140
e. The left foot added. EXAMPLES. 133 of Augustus. Mr. Newton would place it about 250 B. C.It was found in 1820 by a Greek peasant in getting up theroots of a tree, when the whole fell through into a hollowplace M^hich proved to be a tomb in the rock. The bustwas first found, and then the trunk in… … Fig. 146.—The Wrestlers.In the Tribune of the Ufflzi. It may be noticed that the attitude suggests that someobject was held resting on the knee, such as a shield. Abronze statue in a somewhat similar attitude, now in theliOuvre, is a winged figure of Victory holding a shield and in-scribing it,…

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