History of ancient pottery, Greek, Etruscan, and Roman (1905)
Walters, Henry Beauchamp, 1867-1944, Birch, Samuel, 1813-1885, Birch, Samuel, 1813-1885. History of ancient pottery · London, J. Murray · leaf 263
notherimportant and very effective improvement is achieved by placingopposed pairs of palmettes no longer vertically, but obliquely,forming an upper or lower border to the design (Fig. 167).These are frequently found on the krater and hydria, and appearconstantly on the vases of Apulia and Lucania,… … FIG. 167. OBLIQUE PALMETTES (LATE R.F.). In the later R.F. period, on the other hand, there is a certainreaction in the direction of conventional ornament, combinedwith exaggeration and lack of refinement. The palmette underthe handle returns to the old erect unframed type, and increasesenormously…
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