A guide to the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities in the British Museum (1899)
British Museum. Dept. of Greek and Roman Antiquities, Smith, A. H. (Arthur Hamilton), 1860-1941 · London : Printed by order of the Trustees · leaf 165
he junction of the handle with the head is a minute Gorgons mask.Round the body of the vase are three friezes : (1) Seventeen spear-men in combat, each with a device upon his shield ; (2) Race of sixhorses; (3) Man and dogs hunting a hare. This lekythos isunrivalled for the extraoidinary minuteness… … Fijr. 44.—Vases from Cameiros (Rhodes). class here shown were found at Daphnae in Egypt, and this hasgiven rise to doubt whether the seat of manufacture was inRhodes, Egypt or elsewhere. So far, however, it is only in Rhodesthat these vases have been found in considerable numbers. Thename Fikellura…
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