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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 185

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o, theartist seems to be seeking greater freedom of expression, which could-only be attained by the introduction of the red-figure method. [We turn to the table- and standard-cases in the same half ofthe room.] i » 172 Tlie Second Vase Boom. Standard-case F. Large a)n],hcrae with miscellaneous… … bodied from the waist upwards. Two of the bodies are woundedand fallen, while Heracles seizes the third by the helmet. On theopposite side is a curious subject of Perseus receiving the gifts ofthe Naiads, namely, the winged sandals, the helmet, and thepouch. Panathenaic Vases. 173 Table-case H…

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