A manual of ancient sculpture, Egyptian - Assyrian - Greek - Roman (1886)
Redford, George, d. 1895 · London : Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington · leaf 35
reat durability in resisting decay. The ancient Egyptians andAssyrians applied a vitreous glaze to terra cotta objects, thusmaking them more decorative and more durable; but theynever carried out this process as it was perfected in after-timesby the Chinese, and especially by those two… … Fig. 12.—A Slave. Term Cotta.Found at Tanagra. the exact spirit and freedomof the original, whetheras a sketch or as a finishedwork. Although someshrinking under the actionof the fire has to be al-lowed for, and occasion-ally an accidental deformitymay occur from this cause,yet what is perfect in…
Sculpture, Ancient
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