A guide to the exhibition illustrating Greek and Roman life (1920)
British Museum. Dept. of Greek and Roman Antiquities · London, British Museum · leaf 100
.The tongue and eyes were made of ivory. The style points toIonia as the place, and the sixth century as the time of manufacture.Rather later is the pair with incised palmettes above the knees(No. 224). The only other decoration is the expression of themuscles of the leg to correspond with the… … Fig. 85.—Bronze Statuette op aRoman Legionary Soldier(No. 219). 2:3. ARMS AND ARMOUR. 89 times, but under the Empire it became a mark of distinctionfor the centurions. Some rare pieces of armour are arranged with the greaves.No. 226 is a thigh-piece, of which the provenance is not known.A similar…
Civilization, Greek and Roman · Classical antiquities
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