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A history of art in Chaldæa & Assyria (1884)

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 344

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Why wereearthenware vases not covered with ornamental designs thatmight be compared for richness and variety with those chiselledin or beaten out of stone or wood, ivory or metal ? The reasonmay, we think, be guessed. Clay appeared such a commonmaterial that they never thought of using it for…

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