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A manual of Greek archaeology (1886)

Collignon, Maxime, 1849-1917, Wright, John Henry, 1852-1908 · London : Cassell Pub. Co. · leaf 130

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t for the artistsindividuality. At first glance, these statues from Branchidae seemto have nothing Greek about them. This is becausethe Greeks dwelling upon the coast of Asia Minor were SCULPTURE. 117 in direct communication with the people of Phrygiaand of Lydia, who served as intermediaries… … Fig. 31.—statues from the sacred way of branchid^:.(British Museum.) portion of a peculiar frieze from the old Doric templeat Assos, in the Troad. It exhibits a singular mixtureof Greek subjects, with decorative motives borrowedfrom the East. Side by side with the contest betweenHeracles and the…

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