Collignon, Maxime, 1849-1917, Wright, John Henry, 1852-1908 · London : Cassell Pub. Co. · leaf 326
rites relatingto the cult of the dead. We knowthat, together with beliefs com-monly held throughout Greece, eachdistrict had its special customs,its own funeral ceremonies, andother practices with regard to thedead. Those of Attica were verypeculiar, and it can easily be believedthat a class of… … Fig. 117.white lecythus FROM ATHENS. 314 GREEK ARCHAEOLOGY. Athens that these vases were made, which as far backas Aristophanes were spoken of as associated withdeath. The comic poet speaks of one who paintslecythi for the dead.* Monuments also show thatthey figured in the ceremony of the…
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