Birch, Samuel, 1813-1885 · London, J. Murray · leaf 185
TILES. 163 imbrices or gutter-tiles.1 Spouts were modelled in various other forms, such as the forepart of a lion, or the mask of a Silenus or Satyr, crowned with ivy.2 It is also probable that in Greece, as among the Romans, the suspensurce, or hollow floors … latter had an orifice at the top, no. 97.-sPout m shape of the forepart x of a Lion. British Museum. in order that they might be carried with the hand ; and after they had been placed in the ground, this aperture was covered with lead. The flat and square tiles were in use at a comparatively late…
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