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 353
erations. The horses are in a line, likeother horses in this collection. Each animal is paintedin strijoes of deep red and black; the head-gear is painted 240 TERRA-COTTA. black. The chariot is of the true Greek form, but it hasno pole. The wheels, which appear to have been madeto represent wood,… … Fig. 226. Tethrippos or Four-horse Chariot. Terra-cotta. of which the riders ascended to their places. The ridersare shewn to be the warrior in a high conical helmet, thecover of which, painted black, falls about the shoulderslike the camail of a mediaeval or oriental warrior. The
