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Horns of honour : and other studies in the by-ways of archaeology (1900)

Elworthy, Frederick Thomas, 1830-1907 · London : J. Murray · leaf 78

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and apparently of the same age,together with the archaic. The mode of dressing thehair is the only thing in common with the early andwell-known conventional head. But for the snakes thisface might pass for any of the goddesses. Another THE GREEK PRE-AFFIX 61 of the writers specimens is an… … a face of an altogether different type, and showingconsiderable artistic beauty and taste. These two may be taken as very fair samples ofthe Greek pre-affix to be seen in most museums, andin themselves throw a bright light upon the originalintention of faces we see carved over doors and on…

Horns (in religion, folk-lore, etc.) · Devil · Hand (in religion, folk-lore, etc.) · Terra-cotta sculpture, Italian

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