Hamlin, Alfred Dwight Foster, 1855-1926 · New York, The Century Co. · leaf 181
Fig. 179. Rixceau, Forvm of Trajan. left bare are often filled with subordinate scrolls andtendrils, and in rare instances animal life is introducedin the form of birds, mice and insects (Plate IX). … l*i(;. ISJ. IJiNcr.Ai-. riio.Ai Ji:.-Mrii: oi the Sux. While some examples of the rinceau are heavy andovercrowded, as in the example from the Temple of theSun (Fig. 182), others are remarkable for their deli- 154 ROMAN ORNAMENT, II cately handled relief and exquisite details (Fig. 179).There is…
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