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The earliest electrum stater , of Ionia or Lydia , is interesting on account of its
fabric , for it has no type . It is a bean - shaped lump of metal , one side of which
has been stamped with a flat die marked with parallel scratches , the other with
three ...
The earliest electrum stater , of Ionia or Lydia , is interesting on account of its
fabric , for it has no type . It is a bean - shaped lump of metal , one side of which
has been stamped with a flat die marked with parallel scratches , the other with
three ...
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PROXİ MV SALIBELLS An interesting example ( No. 55 ) VOIO SVSCEPTO , of
the practice of dedicating altars to Ś DO DÓ members of Roman Imperial houses
is furnished by the inscription ( fig . 17 ) in the lower part of Case 98 . FIG . 17 .
PROXİ MV SALIBELLS An interesting example ( No. 55 ) VOIO SVSCEPTO , of
the practice of dedicating altars to Ś DO DÓ members of Roman Imperial houses
is furnished by the inscription ( fig . 17 ) in the lower part of Case 98 . FIG . 17 .
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Other interesting Greek dedications of an early date are the bronze tablet ( Case
103 : No. 69 ) found in Corfu , with an inscription showing it to be an offering by
one Lophios ; the silver ingot 1 Το Απόλλωνι το Πριηλήί μ ' ανέθηκεν Ηφαιστίων .
2 ...
Other interesting Greek dedications of an early date are the bronze tablet ( Case
103 : No. 69 ) found in Corfu , with an inscription showing it to be an offering by
one Lophios ; the silver ingot 1 Το Απόλλωνι το Πριηλήί μ ' ανέθηκεν Ηφαιστίων .
2 ...
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... the stage , where stands the slave Xanthias . Behind is the Centaur's pupil
Achilles , and looking on from a cave are two grotesquely ugly nymphs . Case K
contains two interesting representations of Roman comedy and tragedy
respectively .
... the stage , where stands the slave Xanthias . Behind is the Centaur's pupil
Achilles , and looking on from a cave are two grotesquely ugly nymphs . Case K
contains two interesting representations of Roman comedy and tragedy
respectively .
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Among the most interesting are the jumping - weights ( halteres ) , of which the
use has been warmly recommended by more than one modern athlete . The pair
in lead ( No. 125 ) are of a type which is seen not infrequently on Greek vases ...
Among the most interesting are the jumping - weights ( halteres ) , of which the
use has been warmly recommended by more than one modern athlete . The pair
in lead ( No. 125 ) are of a type which is seen not infrequently on Greek vases ...
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Page 82 - LORD, the fire was quenched. 3 And he called the name of the place Taberah: because the fire of the LORD burnt among them. 4 And the mixt multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat? 5 We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick: 6 But our soul is dried away: there is nothing at all, beside this manna, before our eyes.
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| Title | A Guide to the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities in the British Museum |
| Author | British Museum. Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities |
| Compiled by | Arthur Hamilton Smith |
| Edition | 4 |
| Publisher | order of the Trustees, 1908 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 12 Dec 2007 |
| Length | 256 pages |
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