Historic ornament : treatise on decorative art and architectural ornament (1897)
Ward, James, 1851-1924 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 182
s in his templeat Athens. Crcesus made offerings ofgold and silver vessels to theshrine of Delphi, and both he and Darius had images of their wives made in gold by Greekartists. Very few examples of Greek goldsmiths art havecome down to us, for owing to the valuable nature of thematerial, nearly… … Fig. 130.—Etruscan Bronze Vessel. 164 HISTORIC ORNAMENT. purposely in the earth, and in late years have been broughtto light. We are, therefore, indebted to the ancient his-torians for most of our knowledge concerning the gold-smithery of Greece and Rome. Some very valuable finds have been brought…
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