Salaminia (Cyprus) : the history, treasures, & antiquities of Salamis in the island of Cyprus (1882)
Cesnola, Alexander Palma di, 1837-, Birch, Samuel, 1813-1885 · London : Trübner and Co. · leaf 129
lates. Among the moulded objects in this material are thefrao-inents of a group, in very low relief, of a gladiator,(fic^ 67) clad in breeches and buskins, whose head indi-cates that he is of African descent. He is in combat witha lion, has a cloth about his left arm, and a falchionin his right… … Fig. 67. Gladiator in combat with a Lion. Lead, ments of no dissimilar character and appearance arestill attached to the surfaces of earthenware vessels.With these figures are two vases of elegant form. Ifound no less than six square plates of lead, mouldedfor an unknown purpose, embossed with…
