Collignon, Maxime, 1849-1917, Wright, John Henry, 1852-1908 · London : Cassell Pub. Co. · leaf 248
ifeilfffftfs 6 hand to the friendly city, personified in a youngwoman, while Athena presides over the scene.(Fig. 7-) SCULPTURE. 235 2. Laudatory inscriptions in honour of States or ofindividuals.—When the Republic wished to reward acitizen of a foreign city, it conferred upon him thetitle of… … Fig. 72.—heading of a decree conferring proxenia. This subject is shown in a certain number of bas-reliefs, where Athena, wearing her helmet and aegis,is crowning the honoured person. These allegoricalmotives were also treated in sculpture on a largerscale. Ancient writers mention a monumental…
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