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The palaces of Crete and their builders (1907)

Mosso, A. (Angelo), 1846-1910 · London, Unwin · leaf 242

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the line of the nose forms an angle at the junctionwith the forehead, so there was also a classical Greek form ot footwith the second toe longer than the first, as seen in this stele.This form of foot is very rare in modern Greece, as with us, andthe usual shape of foot has the great toe longer… … FIG. no.—TERRACOTTA SHOE FOUNDAT SITIA BY THE BRITISH SCHOOL. 234 PALACES OF CRETE AXD THEIR BUILDERS beautiful in early childhood, for then the great toe is slightlydetached from the rest, as in ancient statues ; later on the footis deformed by wearing shoes. Shoes have certainly deprived usot the…

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