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A manual of Greek archaeology (1886)

Collignon, Maxime, 1849-1917, Wright, John Henry, 1852-1908 · London : Cassell Pub. Co. · leaf 266

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ith a rich array ofarguments; but, at the same time, the latter opinionseems to accord best with the character of the typesfigured, where a mythological sense is far from beingclearly intended. The sight of these figurines, withtheir life-like air and spiritnelle execution, carries usrather into… … FlG. 79.—TERRA-COTTA FROM TANAGRA. On account of their infinite variety, it is impossibleto group these subjects into classes, and we can give 254 GREEK ARCHEOLOGY. only a rapid glance at the most frequent representa-tions. Subjects taken from the life of men are ofrarer occurrence. In the Tanagra…

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