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... Figures , from North End of East Pediment De Laborde Head , probably from Parthenon Pediment 308 310 • 316 318 Horse of Selene , from East Pediment West Frieze of Parthenon Knights , from North Frieze . 320 · 322 324 • North Frieze of ...
... Figures , from North End of East Pediment De Laborde Head , probably from Parthenon Pediment 308 310 • 316 318 Horse of Selene , from East Pediment West Frieze of Parthenon Knights , from North Frieze . 320 · 322 324 • North Frieze of ...
Page 35
... lines in the Propylæa , and also as the back- ground to which marble figures in low relief were attached , in the frieze of the Erechtheum . CHAPTER II THE WALLS OF THE ACROPOLIS AND THE TOWN SITUATION AND NATURAL FEATURES 35.
... lines in the Propylæa , and also as the back- ground to which marble figures in low relief were attached , in the frieze of the Erechtheum . CHAPTER II THE WALLS OF THE ACROPOLIS AND THE TOWN SITUATION AND NATURAL FEATURES 35.
Page 71
... figures given in this passage are right , it is impossible to reconcile them with extant remains and geographical conditions as recognised by modern topog- raphers . The circuit of the city wall is far too long ; on the other hand , the ...
... figures given in this passage are right , it is impossible to reconcile them with extant remains and geographical conditions as recognised by modern topog- raphers . The circuit of the city wall is far too long ; on the other hand , the ...
Page 81
... by their help he has made a resto- ration which may claim to be more than conjectural . Some figures from its pediments have been recovered G and pieced together , and may now be seen in THE ACROPOLIS BEFORE THE PERSIAN WARS 81.
... by their help he has made a resto- ration which may claim to be more than conjectural . Some figures from its pediments have been recovered G and pieced together , and may now be seen in THE ACROPOLIS BEFORE THE PERSIAN WARS 81.
Page 82
... figures have been recovered . The subject of one of these pediments was the battle of the Gods and Giants- a ... figure , but the place of honour , in the front of the combatants , or , by an easily understood convention , in the centre ...
... figures have been recovered . The subject of one of these pediments was the battle of the Gods and Giants- a ... figure , but the place of honour , in the front of the combatants , or , by an easily understood convention , in the centre ...
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