A manual of ancient sculpture, Egyptian - Assyrian - Greek - Roman (1886)
Redford, George, d. 1895 · London : Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington · leaf 59
from chin tocrown varies with age, that the nose being formed of bone andcartilage cannot be invariable, and its point of juncture withthe forehead is not marked. It is necessary, then, to seeksome other member as the unit of proportion. He then goes onto say that Chrysostome Martinez, in the text… … Fig. 31.—Pkoportions of Egyptian Lion. the hand was always regarded as the interpreter of the soul, andhad great importance in the mysterious science of Hermes : thatthe medius (middle finger), as the finger of destiny, was chosenas the unit of proportion. Referring to the great work ofLepsius* he…
Sculpture, Ancient
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