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Page 34
But more busts , are , behind Zeus , Victory holding to our purpose is a Mithraic
relief , on a palm branch ; on her right , Artemis , which we see between the rising
sun Hades , and Persephone ; on her left , on the left and the waning moon on ...
But more busts , are , behind Zeus , Victory holding to our purpose is a Mithraic
relief , on a palm branch ; on her right , Artemis , which we see between the rising
sun Hades , and Persephone ; on her left , on the left and the waning moon on ...
Page 49
We can imagine her left hand holding high one end of a bronzegilt ribbon , the
other end fastened by the slight iron plug which still remains on her left thigh . Her
right arm would then be stretched forward to welcome Athene's arrival . For the ...
We can imagine her left hand holding high one end of a bronzegilt ribbon , the
other end fastened by the slight iron plug which still remains on her left thigh . Her
right arm would then be stretched forward to welcome Athene's arrival . For the ...
Page 56
Here we have again a youth and a maiden — he turning away from her instead of
listening , she holding a lyre in her hands , which perhaps she has ceased to play
. Carrey's drawing does 1 M. Perrot thinks that these central metopes were ...
Here we have again a youth and a maiden — he turning away from her instead of
listening , she holding a lyre in her hands , which perhaps she has ceased to play
. Carrey's drawing does 1 M. Perrot thinks that these central metopes were ...
Page 58
He may have drawn accurately what he saw , and for all we know to the contrary
a woman holding out a scroll over a table may be consistent with a marriage
ceremony . But he has drawn the other woman turning her back to her
companion ...
He may have drawn accurately what he saw , and for all we know to the contrary
a woman holding out a scroll over a table may be consistent with a marriage
ceremony . But he has drawn the other woman turning her back to her
companion ...
Page 90
It seems odd that he should be holding up a parasol , and this may appear
contradictory to the theory of invisibility . But we must remember that certain
accessories were necessary for the identification of certain deities , and that in
the case of ...
It seems odd that he should be holding up a parasol , and this may appear
contradictory to the theory of invisibility . But we must remember that certain
accessories were necessary for the identification of certain deities , and that in
the case of ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Sculptures of the Parthenon |
| Author | Alexander Stuart Murray |
| Publisher | J. Murray, 1903 |
| Original from | the University of Wisconsin - Madison |
| Digitized | 13 Jan 2009 |
| Length | 173 pages |
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