Museum of antiquity : a description of ancient life : the employments, amusements, customs and habits, the cities, palaces, monuments and tombs, the literature and fine arts of 3,000 years ago (1882)
Yaggy, L. W, Haines, T. L · New York : Standard Pub. House · leaf 48
ze of life. That on the left repre-sents Neptune and Apollo presiding at the building of Troy; theformer, armed with his trident, is seated ; the latter, crowned PAINTINGS AND DECORATIONS. 37 with laurel, is on foot, and leans with his right arm on a lyre.On the wall opposite to this is a picture… … HERCULES DRUNK. (From Pompeii.) points out to her with a rod the marvels of its workmanship.Agreeably to the Homeric description the shield is encircled with^he signs of the zodiac, and in the middle are the bear, thedragon, etc. On the ground are the breast-plate, the greavesand the helmet. In the…
Civilization, Ancient · Classical antiquities
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