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The palaces of Crete and their builders (1907)

Mosso, A. (Angelo), 1846-1910 · London, Unwin · leaf 221

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derto keep the proportions right, has reduced the figure of the manwho is on the bulls head3 (Pig. 94) to half the size of theother men. The attitude of the gymnast may be explained in several Halbhcrr, Rendifonti R. Accad. dei Lincei, vol. xiv. pp. 365-^05, 1905. 2 Height 45 centimetres and width… … ways—either he was stand-ing on the back of thebull and sat down on thehead astride of the horns,or, finding himself uponthe beast opposite, hehad sprung on to theback of this bull, whichhad thrown up its headin order to reach himwith its horns ; or, it maybe that these men weresuch skilful…

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