A manual of ancient sculpture, Egyptian - Assyrian - Greek - Roman (1886)
Redford, George, d. 1895 · London : Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington · leaf 172
istce. Several figures carrying vases, others with traysholding offerings of cakes, and others leading the cows to besacrificed, are remarkable for freedom and naturalness (Fig. 83).These last were the offerings contributed by the colonies to thegreat festival. On the eastern frieze we see the two… … of twelve seated maleand female figuresin pairs, six on oneside and six on theother. Betweenthese are five stand-ing figures (Fig.85), representingtlie offering of thepeplos. The beauti-ful maidens ofAthens, draped andcarrying jugs{oinochoe), are noblefigures in gracefuland stately atti-tudes. The…
Sculpture, Ancient
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