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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 177

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colour remains on either side of thegroove, whilst in other places the chisel has quite removed themark of the brush. The head of the rider is the only part at allfinished, and it ])0ssesscs an appearance of great antiquity. Thefront knot of his hair, the full eye, and peculiarly turned… … No. 158. IGO T,Yrr\M AXTlQUfTIES. Nos. 160, 161 are casts from the gable ends of tombs, one re-presenting two nymphs dancing, and the other two lions devouringa bull. No. 166 is perhaps the most remarkable of all the rock-tombsof Lycia of which the Museum possesses casts. The original is atMyra…

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