A manual of ancient sculpture, Egyptian - Assyrian - Greek - Roman (1886)
Redford, George, d. 1895 · London : Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington · leaf 29
able collection of sculpture of this kindin existence, in the groups of animals,all in the most spirited actions of sportor combat, placed in what is calledthe Hall of the Animals. The ex-tremely difficult nature of such workmay be underbtood when it is seen * In a tomb at Kertch of the 4th century… … Fig. 5.—The Bacchic Bttli,,SIGNED YAAOY (or Hyllos). » \ THE GLYPTIC SCULPTOR. 7 that the ordinary method of the chisel and mallet in the mostskilful hands would be quite unavailing in this hard materialand upon so small a scale. __The tread]e-\vheejL^ tlie di;i 11, n,nd tliefile are brought to…
Sculpture, Ancient
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