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 389
dle with a figure in open-work (Figs. 228—229) orraised in rehef on a flat bed (Fig. 227). Only a part of the lattercomb is preserved. The frame round the figures is cut into theshape of a cable above and below, and into rosettes at the ends.On one side of the comb there is a walking lion, on the… … Fig. 227.—Cnmb. Actual size. Louvre. moulding. The forms are so heavy that at first we have somedifficulty in recognizing the species. In our last specimen bothdesign and execution are much better. A lion is carved in theround within a frame ornamented with a double row of zig-zaglines. The…
Art
Internet Archive · Getty Research Institute · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
