Cook, Arthur Bernard, 1868-1952 · Cambridge, [Eng.] : University Press · leaf 277
Fig. 138. 198 The Delphic Tripod The tripod to be fixed on the impost, after boring holes for itsfeet and runningthe same with lead ; also a small column of Pentelic marble to be fixed beneath … Fig. 139. the tripod, with a Doric capital to it, after cutting it straight below and workingit smooth; and the capital to be painted in encaustic^. As to Delphic usage, we may with some show of reason argue fromthe Plataean trophy to the Pythian tripod. If the former wascolumnar, it is natural to…
Zeus (Greek deity) · Cults · Sun worship · Classical antiquities · Folk literature
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