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Handbook to the antiquities in the British Museum : being a description of the remains of Greek, Assyrian, Egyptian and Etruscan art preserved there, with numerous illustrations (1851)

Vaux, W. S. W. (William Sandys Wright), 1818-1885 · London : Murray · leaf 123

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is represented brandishing the limb of a tree, anda Greek preparing to strike him in his defence. Between these twoslabs there was (according to Stuart) another one, in which a Centaurappeared thrown on the ground, and about to be slain by two Greeks.There are three other figures belonging to this… … 106 GREEK ANTIQUITIES. of Cseneus by two Centaurs, and the incident is treated in nearly thesame manner as in a corresponding group from the Temple of Apolloat Phigaleia (Phigalcian Frieze, No. 4). In both, Caeneus appearshalf-buried, and endeavouring to protect himself by his shield froman…

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