Illustrations of school classics, arranged and described (1903)
Hill, George Francis, Sir, 1867-1948 · London, Macmillan · leaf 292
The bust is over life-size, and wears a wreath of oak-leaves, the ends of the diadem, to which the wreath isattached, falling on the shoulders. The tip of the nose isthe only restored portion of the face. HISTORY 249 310-327. Representations of Ancient Authors. 310. Homer.Bust at Sanssouci … The Greeks represent Homer as an old man, Mind, withdeeply wrinkled brows. He wears a narrow band (taenia)confining the hair. Another good rendering of the subjectis in the British Museum, a third in the Louvre. 250 ILLUSTRATIONS OF SCHOOL CLASSICS 311. Arion riding on a dolphin. Bronze coin of…
Classical antiquities
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