Handbook of archaeology, Egyptian - Greek - Etruscan - Roman (1867)
Westropp, Hodder M. (Hodder Michael), -1884 · London, Bell and Daldy · leaf 55
wood, afterwards of stone, andsometimes of metal, are in general remarkable for the taste exhibitedin their execution. These altars were of three kinds: those -dedi-cated to the heavenly gods (/?<u/xoi) were often structures of con-siderable height; those of demigwls^aidJieroes were low and… … 38 HANDBOOK OF ARCHEOLOGY. offerings (^Trvpot); those on which no fire was used, which weremeant for offerings of fruit, cakes, etc., (a.7rvpot) ; and those on whichfire might be used to consume vegetable productions, but upon wjiichno blood was to be spilt (drat/xaKToi); when dedicated to either…
Art, Ancient · Archaeology
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