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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 82

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ype of face as the last, yetof course quite distinct and bearing its own in-dividuality. A third example is shown in Fig. 35, again alike,and yet again quite different. The points in commonare the horns on each, and the remarkable ex-pression of terror or fright which all three seem to THE GREEK… … and is almost negro in type. Moreover, it does notby any means show that expression of extremenervous tension so noticeable in the other three.Who can they represent ? One other point besidethe horns is common to them all—every one hasdistinctly pointed ears. That is a feature certainlynot found…

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

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