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 331
Fig. 137.—Palu:etle ; from Layard. skilfully mingled with the fan-shaped palmettes ; in one place we findtwo goats (Fig. 138), in another two winged bulls (Fig. 139). Bullsand goats are both alike on their knees before the palmette, whichseems to suggest that the latter is an abridged… … Fig. 138.—G jats ^wA palaiette ; from Layard. adoration and sacrifice. This motive has the double advantageof awakening religious feeling in the spectators, and of provokinga momentary elegance of line and movement in the two pairs ofanimals. On the other hand we can hardly explain the…
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