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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 278

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r. This head, which is exe-cuted with considerable spirit, wasfound, in the year 1769, by Mr.Gavin Hamilton in the Pantanella,within the grounds of Hadriansvilla, near Tivoli. Wo. 15 is i)art of one of thesupports of an ancient table. Itconsists of a double volute of veryelegant form. The… … TOWNELEY SCULFrURES. 261 It was discovered near Frascati: the head and left fore arm of theVictory are modern. No. 10 is a beautifully-carved, upright, cylindrical fountain, en-riched with different kinds of foliage. It is divided into three parts,each division emanatin: irom a number of broad…

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