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The palaces of Crete and their builders (1907)

Mosso, A. (Angelo), 1846-1910 · London, Unwin · leaf 223

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t of dark greenish stone found on the Acropolis of Athensrepresents a man suspended in the air and a bull. The seal found at HagiaTriada by Professor Halbherr should perhaps be included among the bull-grappling scenes. I give the design (Fig. 96) ; the spoilt impression shows anude woman in a… … FIG. 95^1.—BULL-GRAPPLIXG OXTHE SEAL OF A BRACELETFOUXD BY DR. EVAXS. BULL-GRAPPLING 215 and facing the furious animal, they take her by the horns andallow themselves to be carried on, turn aside the cow which triesto gore them with her horns, and spring upon her back or jumpover her, while the…

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