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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 173

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nd five inches in wddth at the base, gradually dimi-nishing upwards towards the carved or embattled cornice.On the front is a carving in low relief, and somewhatcoarsely executed, representing, as Dr. Birch supposes, aman vested in flowing drapery, and w^earing an Egyptianhead-dress, in the act of… … Fig. 97. Inscribed Tripod. Terra dUmhra. in the circus. This circumstance perhaps suggests thecause which led to the erection of the altar. In a village now called Tremitusa, the ancient siteof Tremithus, near Athieno, the ancient Golgoi, I founda stone cippus, which measures three feet in height,…

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