An illustrated dictionary of words used in art and archaeology. Explaining terms frequently used in works on architecture, arms, bronzes, Christian art, colour, costume, decoration, devices, emblems, heraldry, lace, personal ornaments, pottery, painting, sculpture, &c, with their derivations (1883)
Mollett, John W. (John William) · London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington · leaf 348
ous ceremonies ; represented on coins in theform of a modern ewer. Uriant, Her. Said of a fish when it swims in avertical position ; head downwards. (Cf Hau- RIANT.) Urn. Thecommon um,the KaA.7rij ofthe Greeks,had a nar-row neck andswelling bo-dy ; it wasused for con-veying waterfrom the foun-tain.… … Fig. 677. Funereal urn, Indian. 332 WORDS USED IN Fig. 677 represents a funeral urn of Indian pot-tery, of very ancient date. The electoral um,from which lots were drawn at the comitiato decide the order of voting, was of an ovalform and had a narrow neck to prevent thepossibility of more than one…
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