Perrot, Georges, 1832-1914, Chipiez, Charles, 1835-1901, Armstrong, Walter, Sir, 1850-1918 · London, Chapman and Hall, Limited; New York, A. C. Armstrong and Son · leaf 302
er which covered the brick-work about them. The consequent playof light and shadow unrelieved by colourwas pleasing enough. In spite, however,of their thick walls, these vases couldhardly resist successfully the weight ofthe bricks above and the various dis-integrating influences set up by their… … 1 Loftus thinks that the process was very common, at least in Lower Clialdaea.He found cones imbedded in mortar at several other points in the Warka ruins, butthe example we have reproduced is the only one in which well-marked designs couldstill be clearly traced. Taylor saw cones of the same kind…
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