Illustrations of school classics, arranged and described (1903)
Hill, George Francis, Sir, 1867-1948 · London, Macmillan · leaf 304
se two statues were regarded asfigures of saints; a bronze halo was affixed to the head, andthe feet protected against damage from the countless kissesthey would receive from votaries ; other ancient statueswere thus canonised in the Middle Aires. But it is alsopossible that these protections were… … The nose, lips, and chin are restored. The herm isinscribed QVINTVS HORTENSIVS. ■262 ILLUSTRATIONS OF SCHOOL CLASSICS 324. Cicero (?).Head in the Vatican (Museo Ghiaramonti).
Classical antiquities
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