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Rambles and studies in Greece (1878)

Mahaffy, John Pentland, Sir, 1839-1919 · London Macmillan · leaf 92

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isely what I had done. Anyone who will compare theArtemis in my plate with the figure of Athene surmounting tin-apex of the pediment from yKgina (which is reproduced in the castsat the British Museum), or the figures which support the old Greekmirrors, will see how similar the drapery is, and how a… … JLCH USTIC \K1 l MIS (NAP1 • ,,tV in.] ATHENS—THE MUSEUMS. 67 drawn in and the corners turned up, flat elon-gated eyes (especially full in the profiles of reliefs),a prominent angular chin, lank cheeks, and highears. These lovely features can be found on hun-dreds of vases, because, vase-making…

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