The museum of classical antiquities : being a series of essays on ancient art (1860)
Falkener, Edward, 1814-1896, Wood, J. E, Davies, Benjamin Rees · London : Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts · leaf 162
The covering is a raw hide: its use was to protect the lower limbs fromarrows or stones. Herod, (vi. 91) mentions its use by the Cilicians. t Or it may have been selected from the more artistic flowing of the lines pro-duced by men and horses in varied action; or from the difficulty of… … On his liead he wears the cap which is commonly calledPhrygian, and which may show the common intercourse whichthese nations had with each other. Somethino^ similar is o described by Strabo, xv. 3: and the same cap is seen on thegroup of the Persian Mithra. Behind Harpagus are the principal leaders…
Classical antiquities · Archaeology
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