Reber, Franz von, 1834-1919, Clarke, Joseph Thacher, d. 1920 · New York : Harper & Bros. · leaf 161
helpless and lackingin intelligence as had been the employment of Greek forms by theancient Persians. In other respects the style of Sassanian sculpture was basedupon that of the earlier inhabitants of their land, the Assyrians andPersians. This is apparent in the almost exclusive limitation of… … Fig. 71.—The Capture of the Emperor Valerian by Shahpur I.Rock-cut Relief at Nakhsh-i-Rustam. with individual conditions. From this peculiarity there resulted, inboth epochs, a certain dryness, like that of inventories, a monoto-nous design of the minor figures, and a tendency to crowded…
Art, Medieval
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