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 312
the feet ofthe bird, herbage or grass is represented. There is athird Venus, with wings, riding astride of a dolphin,which traverses the waves of the sea. A very quaint and grotesque little figure of a Bacchanteconcludes my account of the female statuettes in terra-cotta in tins collection. She is… … TERRA-COTTA STATUKTIl-: OF VENU.S HIDING ON A GOOSE. TEREA-COTTA. 205 the back of which is a star-hke figure, with traces ofyellow pigment. She hears upright in her left hand alarge vase, with two handles rising upright from its rim ;a large garland on her head, with large flowers on itsouter…
