n instancebeing the superb Nereid of Xantos, this composi-tion having somewhat greater, or (to express itbetter) more emphasized, movement. The glass containing the relief must have beenfirst cast in a mould with concave designed figures.When cold, the figures on the glass were gilt withgold-leaf,… … lost in the fifth cen-tury A. D., at leastin the places wherethis type was made. These gold glassobjects are also knownas Christian cups, al-though some are de- Bottom of a gold glass cup0? plate, with two saints.Below is the Flagellationcolumn, which was usedsymbolically in the samemanner as ue…
Art · Decoration and ornament
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