Ward, John, 1832-1912, Hill, George Francis, Sir, 1867-1948 · London : J. Murray · leaf 512
het the edge of appetite. In 1887, an ancient necro-polis near Sidon was accidentallydiscovered. It was found to con-tain a collection of sarcophagi,mostly of marble from Pentelicus,near Athens, and therefore pre-sumably of Attic sculpture, not thework of Syrian artists. The coftinswere empty, save… … IliK SAii((tiiiA(;r.s OF TiiK Wi;i;ii.N(; Wumk.n, COXSTANTINOIXK.(Found near .Sidon.) 398 GREEK COINS AND THEIR PARENT CITIES should dare to disturb his peace. There were no inscriptions on the othermarble sarcophagi, whose intended occupants remain a mystery. The sculpture was of the highest…
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