Manual of classical literature : from the German of J.J. Eschenburg, with additions (1855)
Eschenburg, Johann Joachim, 1743-1820, Fiske, N. W. (Nathan Welby), 1798-1847, ed · Philadelphia : E.C. & J. Biddle · leaf 463
high relief; vine leaves, tendrils, fruitand stems, formins Ihe rim and handles —The Warwick vase is six feet and eleven inches indiameter. In magnitude, form, and beauty of workmanship, it is the most remarkable vessel ofantiquity which we possess, in which the ancients used to mi.x their wine. It… … p. IV. REMAINS OF ANCIENT BAS-RELIEF. 395 lug of a vif?it to a superb show-room of cutlery, medals, vases, &c., in Birmingham, says, Themost imposing object was a stupendous bronze vase, a fac-simile of the marble one, which weafterwards saw in the gardens at Warwick castle. It will hold about…
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