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British museum (Londres). Department of Greek and Roman antiquities. the
administration of Pericles . The building , which stood on the Acropolis of Athens ,
is shown by inscriptions to have been begun about B . C . 447 . It is believed to
have ...
British museum (Londres). Department of Greek and Roman antiquities. the
administration of Pericles . The building , which stood on the Acropolis of Athens ,
is shown by inscriptions to have been begun about B . C . 447 . It is believed to
have ...
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It may be generally described as a small Ionic building , of the form of a temple ,
standing on a lofty base , whose surfaces were relieved by two bands of frieze . In
the original structure they were separated by a plain band about thrice the width ...
It may be generally described as a small Ionic building , of the form of a temple ,
standing on a lofty base , whose surfaces were relieved by two bands of frieze . In
the original structure they were separated by a plain band about thrice the width ...
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In general form this monument , like its companion , and like many of the Lycian
tombs , is remarkable for its frank , and probably conscious , imitation of a
wooden building , the frame of which is morticed together , according to a simple
system ...
In general form this monument , like its companion , and like many of the Lycian
tombs , is remarkable for its frank , and probably conscious , imitation of a
wooden building , the frame of which is morticed together , according to a simple
system ...
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Contents
Roman Gallery Busts and statues of Roman Emperors and | 1 |
Nereid Room Sculptures of the Nereid Monument at Xanthos | 63 |
Mausoleum Room Large Lycian TombsSculptures of the tomb | 75 |
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| Title | A Guide to the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities in the British Museum |
| Editor | British museum (Londres). Department of Greek and Roman antiquities |
| Contributor | Arthur Hamilton Smith |
| Edition | 4 |
| Publisher | Trustees of the British Museum, 1912 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 25 Oct 2007 |
| Length | 256 pages |
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