Tombs in and near Rome ; Sculpture among the Greeks and Romans, mythology in funereal sculpture, and early Christian sculpture (1877)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884, Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884. Sculpture among the Greeks and Romans, mythology in funereal sculpture, and early Christian sculpture · Oxford : J. Parker ; London : John Murray · leaf 296
how many lapsthe racers had made. The curved objects on the other Meta aredolphins, sacred to Neptune. It has been disputed whether thesewere fixed there as simple ornaments, or whether their numberwas changed at each lap, like that of the eggs. This sculpturemakes strongly for the latter view, for… … SCULPTURE. PLATE IX. A CHARIOT-RACE AND A HORSE-RACE. L Sculpture. Description of Plate IX. A Chariot-race and a Horse-race. From a sarcophagus ofthe second century in the Vatican Museum. The chariot-race is on the side of the sarcophagus, and the horse-race on the lid. The drivers are Cupids in…
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