Birch, Samuel, 1813-1885 · London, J. Murray · leaf 290
GEEEK POTTERY. 2G0 is the abundance of flowers, which resemble those scattered over the richly-embroidered robes of figures in the Nimrud bas-reliefs. It has been supposed that the subjects are … No. 124. — (Euochoe, showing animals and flowers, borrowed from the rich tapestries and embroideries with which the Asiatic Greeks had become acquainted, and which were adopted by the vase painters with certain modifications. This introduction of floral ornaments on the ground of friezes or mural…
Pottery, Ancient · Pottery
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