A guide to the exhibition illustrating Greek and Roman life (1920)
British Museum. Dept. of Greek and Roman Antiquities · London, British Museum · leaf 187
Fig. 209.—Bronze Votive Plough. directions. A black-figured vase of the sixth century, here exhibited(No. 514), shows the later plough in a simple form, which haschanged but little for many centuries, as may still be observedin the East. The different parts can be seen more clearly from abronze… … Fig. 210.—Wine being Decocted (No. 518). L. 1 ft. 9 in. vertical handle. This type of plough is exactly described by Virgilin the Geonjics.] The ploughman was followed by the sower, who is representedon the vase mentioned above (No. 514) with a basket from whichhe scatters the seed in the furrow.…
Civilization, Greek and Roman · Classical antiquities
Internet Archive · University of Toronto, Robarts Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
